The Sooners have lost five of their last seven games and seven of their last 11. The only plausible reason they find themselves on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble right now is an impressive 11-1 run in the nonconference portion of their 2018-19 schedule. OU’s lone loss in the early season was to a formidable Wisconsin team, which currently stands 19th in the national rankings.
That early season success has not carried over, however, once Big 12 play began for the crimson and cream. Oklahoma began conference action playing two of its first three games on the road against ranked opponents, Kansas and Texas Tech, at two of the most difficult places to play in the Big 12.