The Sooners have smelled some of the roses, making it all the way to the Final Four (2002), to the Sweet 16 (2015) and the Elite Eight or regional final (2003, 2009), but they also have been knocked out of the tournament in their opening game (2001, 2006, 2013, 2014).
So that begs the question: What will the fate be of this Oklahoma Sooners team, which all season long has been ranked among the top eight in all of college basketball, and for several weeks presided as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25?