That was supposed to be the case this season also, or that’s what everyone assumed after the Sooners punched their ticket to Houston on as the champions of the West Region with an 80-68 win on Saturday over No. 1 seed Oregon.
Oklahoma was the first of the four 2016 Final Four berths to be decided and was set to play the winner of the South Regional final between No. 1 overall seed Kansas and No. 2 Villanova.
Ever since the NCAA Tournament selections came out a couple of weeks ago, one of the intriguing story lines has been the potential of the Sooners and the Jayhawks meeting for a third time this season in one of the national semifinal games on April 2 at NRG Stadium in Houston.