The 2018-19 season has been far from a smooth ride for the Oklahoma Sooners, but it will indeed end with the program’s sixth trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last seven seasons. It’s been revealed that OU has earned a No. 9 seed and will face 8-seeded Ole Miss in the South Region. The Sooners will square off against the Rebels on Friday in Columbia, S.C., and the winner will face Virginia if the Cavaliers aren’t bounced by a 16-seed again.
In total, seven of the Big 12’s 10 teams made the field of 68, and I think it goes without saying that the overall strength and reputation of this conference helped the Sooners in the eyes of the selection committee.