During halftime of Oklahoma’s loss at Iowa State on Monday, ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi said he wouldn’t lobby for a team below .500 in conference play to make the NCAA Tournament.
Count the Sooners glad that Lunardi doesn’t have a vote. The tournament selection committee doesn’t care about OU’s 5-10 Big 12 record. Conference record isn’t considered in the room where the bracket is conceived.
The number propping up OU is 17-11 — its overall record that has come against the 13th toughest schedule in the country, according to the NET.
Oklahoma hasn’t faced an opponent ranked below No.