The college basketball season is approaching soon, which means it’s time for preseason projections. After a touch 2021-22 season, where they missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time 2013, ESPN likes the Beavers odds.
ESPN projects the Beavers as one of their last four byes, along with DePaul, South Dakota and Washington State. That slots the Beavers in as an 11 seed, paired up against projected 7 seed Creighton by ESPN’s reckoning. ESPN currently lists South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Stanford as their projected top four teams.
After a tough season, Oregon State went through a tumultuous off season.