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This was a huge week for the Cowboys, as they were able to pull off quality wins against top 25 opponents.
OKLAHOMA STATE RESUME |
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16-7 Overall | 6-5 Big 12 (6th) |
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Home |
Away |
Neutral |
SOS |
SOS Rank |
RPI |
RPI Rank |
| 10-2 | 3-5 | 2-0 | 0.5800 | 32 | 0.5897 | 24 |
Key Wins (Teams Ranked 1-50 in the RPI) |
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Rank |
Date |
Site |
Opponent |
Score |
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| 1 | 2/7 | Home | Kansas | 67-62 | ||
| 11 | 1/27 | Home | Baylor | 64-53 | ||
| 31 | 1/10 | Home | Texas | 64-53 | ||
| 31 | 2/4 | Road | Texas | 65-63 (OT) | ||
| 43 | 1/26 | Neutral | Tulsa | 73-58 | ||
Bad Losses (Teams Ranked 100+ in the RPI) |
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Rank |
Date |
Site |
Opponent |
Score |
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| 103 | 1/24 | Away | Kansas State | 53-63 | ||
| 108 | 12/6 | Away | South Carolina | 49-75 | ||
*RPI and SOS stats courtesy CBS.com
OSU began the week ranked #38 in the RPI and needing some resume building wins, particularly on the road. The Cowboys achieved just that on Wednesday against a tournament team in Texas. Yesterday the Pokes got the biggest win of the season beating top ranked KU, which helped shot them up to #24. Kansas State is not helping the cause as they have continued to slip down the rankings and are now outside the top 100 along with South Carolina.
Here's where OSU is currently slotted in some of he latest bracket projections:
Bracket Projections |
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Site |
Seed |
Region |
Opponent |
Site |
| SBN | 8 | East | Dayton | Charlotte |
| ESPN | 8 | East | Seton Hall | Charlotte |
| CBS | 6 | Midwest | St. Johns | Seattle |
| SI | 9 | West | Seton Hall | N/A |
*All Projections as of 2/7
It appears the Cowboys are considered to be comfortably in the field after the week the just had. Most likely OSU still needs to get to 9-9 in conference to get in the Dance , which seems to be very much achievable with two games against TCU and one against Texas Tech. 10-8 is a real possibility with both games against West Virginia still ahead as well as a home game against Iowa State.
Here is where OSU falls in the latest rankings on BracketMatrix.com, which averages the seeding of 83 different bracket projections.
Bracket Matrix |
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Seed |
Team |
Conference |
Average Seed |
# of Brackets |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7.11 | 83 |
| 7 | Southern Methodist | American | 7.23 | 83 |
| 7 | Indiana | Big Ten | 7.4 | 83 |
| 7 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7.5 | 82 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | American | 8.15 | 82 |
| 8 | Texas | Big 12 | 8.28 | 82 |
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 8.54 | 82 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8.55 | 82 |
| 9 | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 8.88 | 81 |
| 9 | Stanford | Pacific-12 | 8.93 | 81 |
| 9 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8.94 | 83 |
| 9 | Seton Hall | Big East | 9.17 | 82 |
*Last Updated 2/7 at 11:13 AM
The Cowboys were listed as the last 10 seed prior to the game against Texas, so it was obvious that the win against UT held some weight. Beating KU will make the biggest impact in most projected brackets, and will without a doubt be OSU's most impressive win of the season. The last update occurred prior to the game yesterday so we won't see the effect it has on all the brackets until next week.
Key Upcoming Games
Based on current RPI rankings
2/9 Oklahoma State @ #11 Baylor
It would be nice to get at least 1 more quality road win to bolster the resume, and OSU has already shown they can handle Baylor's zone defense.
2/18 Oklahoma State vs. #16 Iowa State
If the last few seasons are any indication, this should be a closely contested game.
2/21 Oklahoma State vs. #30 West Virginia
Hopefully the Cowboys will be securely in the tournament and looking to improve their seed against a very good WVU team.