Oklahoma was left for dead as a potential NCAA Tournament team after the Sooners lost nine of their first 10 conference games.Â
A midseason defensive philosophy shift changed everything, and now Oklahoma is playing through the SEC Tournament as one of the hottest power conference teams in college basketball.Â
The Sooners are riding a five-game winning streak into Thursday night’s game against Texas A&M. If they pick up a win against the Aggies, there will be a real push from Norman for tournament inclusion.
Oklahoma NCAA Tournament Resume
- Oklahoma KenPom: 45
- Oklahoma NET Ranking: 55
- Oklahoma Strength of Record: 47
- Oklahoma KPI: 68
- Oklahoma BPI: 41
- Oklahoma Quadrant 1 Record: 3-9
Oklahoma NCAA Tournament Prediction
I am predicting Oklahoma will not make the 2026 NCAA Tournament without a deep SEC Tournament run. It might even require the conference’s automatic bid.
Even if the Sooners beat Texas A&M, they still finished the regular season four games under .500 in conference play, with no standout nonconference victories.Â
I have a hard time envisioning the committee rewarding that team at the expense of someone else.
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