The top seed in the NIT will have to serve as a consolation for the Cowboys.
Oklahoma State is the No. 1 see in the National Invitational Tournament and will face Youngstown State in the first round. It will mark the program’s 13th appearance in the NIT and its first since 2018. Tip for the matchup is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN+.
OSU was the first team out of the NCAA Tournament’s Field of 68, which made them a shoo-in for the NIT. The Cowboys head into the tournament 18-15 having gone 8-10 in the Big 12 in the regular season and losing to eventual Big 12 Tournament Champion Texas in Kansas City.