Oklahoma State women's basketball coach Jim Littell bristled just hearing the word.
Bubble.
The Cowgirls' case for an NCAA Tournament berth seems to be strong, and Littell doesn't see them as a bubble team entering Monday's bracket announcement at 6 p.m. on ESPN.
“We finished third in a good league, and the team we tied with, we swept,” Littell said, referring to Oklahoma, which also went 11-7 in Big 12 play.
Both the Cowgirls (20-10) and Sooners (16-14) find themselves in precarious situations, though Oklahoma State appears to have a stronger case for an at-large berth than its in-state rival.