The Ole Miss men’s basketball team is in Columbia, South Carolina, to battle the Oklahoma Sooners in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Ole Miss, 20-12 (10-8), was awarded with an 8-seed ranking by the Selection Committee on Sunday while Oklahoma, 19-13 (7-11), holds the 9-seed ranking in the South Region.
This is the ninth trip to the Big Dance in school history for the Rebels and the first since 2015. While Ole Miss has no players with NCAA Tournament experience on the roster, head coach Kermit Davis is going dancing for the sixth time in his coaching career.