What happens over the next two weeks and four games will determine how the Sooners will be slotted in the Big 12 Tournament brackets and, beyond that, Oklahoma’s path and position in the NCAA Tournament field.
The fourth-ranked Sooners have finished their round-robin season series with Kansas, Iowa State and West Virginia, all ranked in the top 20 nationally. On paper, that is a good thing as far as Oklahoma’s victory chances in its remaining regular-season schedule, but on the con side of the issue, the Sooners have absolutely no control over their razor-thin chances of catching Kansas for even a share of the Big 12 crown.