Let’s get this out of the way now: Oklahoma State’s odds of getting to the NCAA Tournament are about as slim as pre-college C.J. Moore.
But hey: it’s not impossible. Not only does the Big 12 Tournament this week provide Oklahoma State with a chance to stack up quadrant 1 wins, a key metric the selection committee uses as gospel when evaluating resumes, it also offers an automatic qualifying bid if madness ensues in Kansas City and Oklahoma State happens to make an unlikely and near-impossible run.
The latter is (obviously) less likely, but the former — stacking up quadrant 1 wins — can’t be glossed over.