NORMAN — For the last 2 1/2 weeks, Oklahoma women's basketball coach Sherri Coale touted her team's strength of schedule, ranked as the second-toughest in the country, as she campaigned for the Sooners to get a bid in the NCAA Tournament.
Monday night, the NCAA Tournament selection committee rewarded Coale's team for the tough scheduling when the Sooners were given a No. 12 seed in the Spokane Regional.
OU will face No. 5 seed DePaul on Friday (11 a.m., ESPN2).
“This one was definitely the most nerve racking of them all,” guard Maddie Manning said. “But I think that just makes it more special.