OU’s victory over Kansas State gave the Sooners their first victory of February and restored OU’s NCAA Tournament security. The Sooners, who lost six straight games and appeared to be playing their way out of March Madness, beat KSU 86-77 and now seem in decent shape again.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has OU a No. 8 seed in his Sunday night update of bracketology. The Sooners were 10th a week ago.
The Sooners are 42nd in ESPN’s BPI rank (Basketball Power Index) and 27th in strength of record ratings, which measures record compared to strength of schedule.