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Last weekend following the WVU loss, the Pokes looked to be headed toward an 8 or 9 seed. Things have changed slightly in the last few days.
OKLAHOMA STATE RESUME |
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18-12 Overall | 8-9 Big 12 (6th) |
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Home |
Away |
Neutral |
SOS |
SOS Rank |
RPI |
RPI Rank |
| 11-4 | 4-8 | 3-0 | 0.5840 | 15 | 0.5805 | 46 |
Quality Wins (Teams Ranked 1-50 in the RPI) |
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Rank |
Date |
Site |
Opponent |
Score |
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| 2 | 2/7 | Home | Kansas | 67-62 | ||
| 10 | 1/27 | Home | Baylor | 64-53 | ||
| 10 | 2/15 | Road | Baylor | 74-65 | ||
| 42 | 1/10 | Home | Texas | 69-58 | ||
| 42 | 2/4 | Road | Texas | 65-63 (OT) | ||
| 47 | 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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| 131 | 2/15 | Away | TCU | 55-70 | ||
| 179 | 2/28 | Away | Texas Tech | 62-63 | ||
*RPI and SOS stats courtesy CBS.com
The Pokes have fallen a few spots in RPI and SOS rankings. This may be partially due to the post season play that is already happening around the country. The Cowboys should get a bump in strength of schedule after the Bedlam match-up tomorrow.
Here is the latest bracket projections for the Cowboys:
Bracket Projections |
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Site |
Seed |
Region |
Opponent |
Site |
| SBN | 10 | South | San Diego State | Seattle |
| ESPN | 11 | East | Georgetown | Pittsburgh |
| CBS | 8 | East | Xavier | Charlotte |
*All Projections as of 3/11
Another week of mixed results from the 3 polls. Jerry Palm seems to still put quite a bit of stock in Oklahoma State's quality wins, while Joe Lunardi has been focused on the current funk the Cowboys are in losing 6 of the last 7 games. I tend to agree more with ESPN's projection at this point, although I don't think they are closer to a 10 seed than 11. That appears to be the case according to BracketMatrix.com
Seed |
Team |
Conference |
Average Seed |
# of Brackets |
| 9 | Xavier | Big East | 8.89 | 113 |
| 9 | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 9.15 | 112 |
| 9 | North Carolina State | ACC | 9.18 | 114 |
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 9.4 | 112 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9.56 | 114 |
| 10 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 9.56 | 110 |
| 10 | Davidson | Atlantic 10 | 9.57 | 113 |
| 10 | Georgia | SEC | 9.58 | 113 |
| 11 | Boise State | Mountain West | 10.61 | 110 |
| 11 | Texas | Big 12 | 10.69 | 109 |
| 11 | Mississippi | SEC | 10.8 | 112 |
| 11 | Purdue | Big Ten | 10.92 | 108 |
The Cowboys are certainly not doing themselves any favors at the moment, although it may not be a bad thing if the Cowboys are indeed a 10 seed. Typically 7 seeds in the tournament aren't much tougher of an opponent than an 8 seed, and the Pokes would most likely face a 2 seed with a win rather than a 1.
I was curious if a loss tomorrow would put the Cowboys on the bubble, so I asked the expert.
none RT @CDTreece: how much trouble is OKState in if they go one and done in the big 12?
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) March 11, 2015
Apparently the Cowboys are in no danger of falling out of the tournament, although I could see them falling as far as a 12 seed with a loss tomorrow depending on what happens around the country. A win against OU could perhaps move them up to a 7 seed, which would also be fantastic. Let's hope the Cowboys jump start their post season tomorrow night with a solid performance against the Sooners.