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Oklahoma basketball: Sooners earn No. 3 seed in NCAA early top 16

Dec 6, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lon Kruger speaks to his team during the second half against the TCU Horned Frogs at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

The men’s Oklahoma basketball team’s accomplishments this season are getting lots of respect from the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

If the season ended today, the Sooners would sit on the No. 3 line as the No. 12 overall seed. That represents a monumental rise for a team that began January outside of practically everyone’s top-25 radar — everyone, that is, except for Lon Kruger’s team itself.