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OU basketball projected to be No. 6 seed in latest NCAA Tournament bracketology
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The OU men's basketball team is a No. 6 seed in ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi's newest NCAA Tournament projections , which were released Tuesday.
The No. 23-ranked Sooners (15-5, 3-4 Big 12) suffered a pair of home losses to Texas and then-No. 20 Texas Tech this past week. They fell from No. 23 to No. 33 in the NET rankings as a result.
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OU is projected to face No. 11-seeded Indiana State in Memphis, Tennessee, for the opening round of the South Region. The NCAA Tournament is scheduled to begin on March 19.
Here's a look at where the rest of the Big 12 teams are projected:
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Which Big 12 teams are projected to make the NCAA Tournament?
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Houston:No. 1 seed vs. No. 16 South Dakota State (South)
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Kansas:No. 3 seed vs. No. 14 Drexel (Midwest)
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Iowa State:No. 3 seed vs. No. 14 Vermont (West)
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Baylor:No. 5 seed vs. No. 12 Cornell (Midwest)
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BYU:No. 5 seed vs. No. 12 McNeese State (West)
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Oklahoma:No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 Indiana State (South)
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Texas Tech:No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 Saint Mary's (East)
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TCU:No. 9 seed vs. No. 8 South Carolina (East)
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Texas:No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 New Mexico (West)
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Cincinnati:First four out
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Kansas State:Next four out
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Teams not mentioned:UCF, West Virginia and Oklahoma State
More: Here's where OU basketball ranks in AP Top 25, coaches poll after pair of Big 12 losses
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma basketball: Big 12 teams projected to make NCAA Tournament
