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OU men's basketball: Where latest ESPN Bracketology has Sooners seeded for NCAA Tournament
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NORMAN — The OU men's basketball team is a No. 4 seed in ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi's latest NCAA Tournament projections , which released Tuesday.
The No. 9-ranked Sooners (13-1, 1-0) are off to their best start to a season since the 2015-16 campaign, and they began Big 12 play on Saturday with a 71-63 home win over Iowa State . It marked the first Quad 1 win of the season for OU, which is No. 22 in the latest NET rankings.
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OU is projected to face No. 13-seeded Akron in Spokane, Washington, 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 St. Peter's/South Dakota State (South)
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Kansas:No. 1 seed vs. No. 16 Troy (West)
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Baylor:No. 4 seed vs. No. 13 UC Irvine (East)
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Oklahoma:No. 4 seed vs. No. 13 Akron (Midwest)
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BYU:No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 Colorado (West)
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Cincinnati:No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 Villanova (East)
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Iowa State:No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 Nevada (Midwest)
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Texas Tech:No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 Utah State (South)
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TCU:First four out
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Kansas State:Next four out
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Teams not mentioned:Texas, UCF, Oklahoma State and West Virginia
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OU men's basketball: Sooners projection in NCAA Tournament by ESPN
