I'll probably get shot down for this, but how is OU a lock for the big dance? I mean, they are trending in the wrong direction. Last 4 conference games are at KU and at Baylor, KState, and us. If they go 1-3, they would finish conference at 7-11 and 17-13 at that time.
If they end up there, there will definitely be talk. In addition to their record, that would mean they ended the regular season going 3 and 11.
I don't really have anything against Oklahoma, but the Trae Young hype train makes me rooting for them to fail. If for no other reason than I don't want my March Madness to have a stupid ass Trae Young stat tracker on it.
It'll be interesting to see how the selection committee handles things this year. OU has built up a lot of good-will beating #3 Wichita State, #10 TCU, #8 Texas Tech, and #5 Kansas. However, TCU and Wichita State were probably over-ranked at the time.
Young is gonna sway voters over another team with a similar record, and I think they could be a dangerous team in the tournament, but the rest of the teams in the Big 12 had put a good instruction manual together showing how to beat Oklahoma.