CBS Sports bracketologist Jerry Palm projects the Sooners as an eight seed, if the final selections were today.
This despite a 17-point loss to Kansas on Saturday. Losing to the No. 3 team in the country on their home floor, even by 17 points, isn’t considered a bad loss, given all the factors involved. The Sooners go from facing No. 3 Kansas to a home matchup on Tuesday night against the country’s No. 1 team, the Baylor Bears.
Given that Baylor is expected to win — the 23-1 Bears are 8-0 in true road games this season — Oklahoma’s NCAA Tournament resume probably won’t be affected that much, unless, of course, the Sooners were to get blown out by, say, 25 points or so.