TCU absorbed a 10-spot drop in Thursday’s updated RPI rankings, hardly the type of late-season movement that is ideal in efforts to secure an at-large spot in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
But the good news for the Horned Frogs (17-9, 6-7 in Big 12) is that they remain a consensus No. 10 seed for the March Madness field, based on projected brackets posted in the wake of Wednesday’s 71-68 loss to Oklahoma State in Schollmaier Arena. The setback dropped TCU to No. 49 in the updated RPI rankings, which help set the tournament field, and gave the Frogs the sixth-best RPI among Big 12 teams seeking spots in the 68-team field.