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OU basketball projected to be No. 6 seed in ESPN's 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 Sooners (16-6, 4-5 Big 12) earned a 73-53 road win over Kansas State on Tuesday , and they suffered a 74-63 road loss to UCF on Saturday . They went from No. 33 to No. 31 in the NET rankings as a result.
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OU is projected to face No. 11-seeded Grand Canyon in Brooklyn , New York, for the opening round of the Midwest 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. 2 seed vs. No. 15 Colgate (East)
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Iowa State:No. 4 seed vs. No. 13 Louisiana Tech (Midwest)
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Baylor:No. 4 seed vs. No. 13 Cornell (West)
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BYU:No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 Florida/Butler (West)
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Oklahoma:No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 Grand Canyon (Midwest)
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Texas Tech:No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 Virginia (Midwest)
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Texas:No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 Mississippi State (South)
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TCU:No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 Colorado State (West)
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Cincinnati:First four out
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Teams not mentioned:Kansas State, UCF, West Virginia and Oklahoma State
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This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma basketball bracketology: Big 12 teams for NCAA Tournament
