Underwood Has Cowboys Trending Toward Tournament Berth

<p>The Brad Underwood experiment is off and running with a full head of steam.</p>

Tuesday, December 20th 2016, 6:28 pm

By: News 9


The Brad Underwood experiment is off and running with a full head of steam. Oklahoma State is 9-2 with several quality wins on its resume and looking like an NCAA Tournament team despite relying heavily on freshmen.

TeamRankings.com, a San Francisco-based projections site, has the Cowboys making the largest leap (+20.5 percent) in odds to make the Big Dance over the past week, thanks to the win at Wichita State.

Team Rankings’ simulations predict Oklahoma State to finish 18-13 overall and be a 10-seed in March. That means with a win on Thursday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, OSU is expected to post an 8-11 record and still make the tournament.

ESPN’s Bracketology with Joe Lunardi currently has the Pokes as an 11-seed facing 6-seed Oregon - for the third time in five years.

Sure, it’s still December and we’re less than two months into the season with a rugged Big 12 slate ahead, but remember this is a team that finished 12-20 a year ago!

Team Rankings’ simulations predict Oklahoma State to finish 18-13 overall and be a 10-seed in March. That means with a win on Thursday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, OSU is expected to post an 8-11 record and still make the tournament.

ESPN’s Bracketology with Joe Lunardi currently has the Pokes as an 11-seed facing 6-seed Oregon - for the third time in five years.

Sure, it’s still December and we’re less than two months into the season with a rugged Big 12 slate ahead, but remember this is a team that finished 12-20 a year ago!

","published":"2016-12-21T00:28:18.000Z","updated":"2016-12-21T10:32:43.000Z","summary":"

The Brad Underwood experiment is off and running with a full head of steam.

","affiliate":{"_id":"5cc353fe1c9d440000d3b70f","callSign":"kwtv","origin":"https://www.news9.com"},"contentClass":"sports_osu","createdAt":"2020-01-31T22:14:18.626Z","updatedAt":"2022-03-30T22:23:25.732Z","__v":2,"show":true,"link":"/story/5e34a6ba527dcf49dad87942/underwood-has-cowboys-trending-toward-tournament-berth","hasSchedule":false,"id":"5e34a6ba527dcf49dad87942"};
logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

December 20th, 2016

March 22nd, 2024

March 14th, 2024

February 9th, 2024

Top Headlines

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024