NCAA Tournament March Madness

#50 Oklahoma St

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Projected seed: 6

Oklahoma State’s resume pairs a convincing nonconference victory at Texas A&M and a neutral-site win over Northwestern with a long string of victories over low-major opponents that won’t move a committee much, so the profile reads as promising but still incomplete. The Cowboys have shown they can win away from home on neutral floors and they can score in bunches, yet they lack the kind of true road scalps against the league’s elite that separate safe tournament teams from hopefuls. Upcoming road dates at Arizona, Iowa State and Texas Tech represent the clearest chances to erase doubt with wins away from home, while home tests against Baylor, Kansas and Houston and neutral meetings with Grand Canyon and Oklahoma are opportunities to add the signature victories the resume needs. Until a couple of those high-profile chances are converted the team looks like one with strong components but without the marquee results that lock a bid.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Oral Roberts305W95-71
11/9Texas A&M45W87-63
11/12Prairie View298W94-67
11/16TAM C. Christi248W85-69
11/19South Florida79W103-95
11/22Nicholls St265W95-81
11/27(N)Northwestern56W86-81
12/2Sam Houston St127W93-83
12/6(N)Grand Canyon10369%
12/13(N)Oklahoma4647%
12/18Missouri KC34299%
12/21CS Fullerton28797%
12/29Bethune-Cookman22294%
1/3@Texas Tech3229%
1/6UCF5864%
1/10@Iowa St27%
1/13Baylor2949%
1/17Kansas St7670%
1/20@TCU5340%
1/24Iowa St218%
1/31@Utah12066%
2/4BYU1031%
2/7@Arizona914%
2/10@Arizona St8252%
2/14TCU5362%
2/18Kansas1844%
2/21@Colorado6845%
2/24West Virginia6967%
2/28@Cincinnati7348%
3/3@UCF5842%
3/7Houston830%