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After a much needed victory over TCU on Wednesday, the Cowboys dropped another game to WVU this weekend. While the loss doesn't really hurt the Cowboys seeding - being a road loss against a ranked opponent - they certainly missed an opportunity for one last statement win heading into post season.
OKLAHOMA STATE RESUME |
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18-12 Overall | 8-10 Big 12 (6th) |
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Home |
Away |
Neutral |
SOS |
SOS Rank |
RPI |
RPI Rank |
| 11-4 | 4-8 | 3-0 | 0.5847 | 12 | 0.5811 | 45 |
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 | ||
| 43 | 1/10 | Home | Texas | 69-58 | ||
| 43 | 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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| 135 | 2/15 | Away | TCU | 55-70 | ||
| 176 | 2/28 | Away | Texas Tech | 62-63 | ||
*RPI and SOS stats courtesy CBS.com
The Cowboys were 39th in the RPI prior to Saturday's game, so the loss only dropped them six spots. The strength of schedule is still one of the toughest in the country, which will help the Pokes on Selection Sunday.
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 | Midwest | SMU | Columbus |
| CBS | 8 | West | NC State | Pittsburgh |
*All Projections as of 3/8
Last Thursday, these projections were all very similar. It appears that each bracketologist has differing opinions on the loss to WVU.. The Cowboys dropped from a 9 seed to an 11 in Joe Lunardi's bracket, but stayed at an 8 seed in Jerry Palm's projection. It may not be the worst thing to happen if OSU were to fall to a 10 seed, as they would avoid a second round match-up with a 1 seed if they were to win.
BracketMatrix.com still shows Oklahoma State as an 8 seed despite the loss.
Seed |
Team |
Conference |
Average Seed |
# of Brackets |
| 7 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7.36 | 83 |
| 7 | St. John's | Big East | 7.41 | 83 |
| 7 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7.43 | 83 |
| 7 | Virginia Commonwealth | Atlantic 10 | 7.47 | 83 |
| 8 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7.7 | 82 |
| 8 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7.71 | 83 |
| 8 | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 8.63 | 82 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8.94 | 83 |
| 9 | Oregon | Pacific-12 | 8.94 | 83 |
| 9 | Xavier | Big East | 9.14 | 83 |
| 9 | Georgia | SEC | 9.28 | 83 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | American | 9.4 | 82 |
The Cowboys are also projected to be in the field in every bracket used for this projection. It still looks like the Cowboys will need a win against a quality opponent to avoid the 8-9 match-up. They will get an opportunity to do just that with a Bedlam match-up this week. A loss will most likely leave them at a 8 or 9 seed, but it's not unreasonable to think that OSU could end up as a 10 or perhaps an 11 seed.