That means they will be in the opposite end of the bracket from number one Florida, but if seeds were to hold, they'll play number two Michigan in the second round in OKC.
The Sooners will open with Wichita, which should be good news. The Shockers have won 14 of their last 15 in the MVC. But they have only two wins in 11 games against power five conference teams. But they did beat Kansas handily. OU's only conference loss was to the Jayhawks. They won the other game in a three game series at Nebraska. They were run ruled at Mizzou and lost the other game by 7. OU run ruled them in four and a half in Norman six weeks ago. And it's a good thing to have a book on whom you are going to play.
The other two in OU's regional play each other in the first round: Tulsa and Ole Miss. Tulsa also won their conference tournament, beating ranked UCF in the finals. Ole Miss is dangerous. They were the ninth place team in the SEC, but they have wins over ever conference team they played except Florida. And in the SEC tourney, they lost to Florida 1-0.
Mizzou is seeded. They beat Ole Miss two out of three. Kentucky is a nine seed. They beat Ole Miss two out of three. Ole Miss beat Miss State and South Carolina two out of three. Carolina is in the NCAA's. Florida is 4-0 against the Rebels. Ole Miss swept Arkansas and lost two of three to UTenn, who is seeded and Georgia who is seeded. Then they beat seeded Georgia in the SEC tournament.
The regional will be no gimmee. OU's offense has had some inconsistencies, and this is a tournament that would be very hard for OU to win from the losers' bracket. But they have the best pitcher in the tournament, and the best defense maybe in the country. And the home field.
BYU's bracket starts Thursday. Everybody else Friday.
If OU were to win, they'd play the winner of the Louisiana-Lafayette bracket, which includes a first round game between A&M and Texas.
The seeds in order
Florida
Michigan
OU
Auburn
Oregon
Bama
James Madison
Florida State
Kentucky
LSU
Washington
UCLA
UTenn
UL Lafayette
Mizzou
Georgia
Baylor got hosed a little. They have to go to Oregon for their regional. And OSU made the field also, and they got a bit of a break. They play in 16th seed Georgia's regional. They play Northwestern in the first round. So they are not the fourth team in the regional.
The Sooners will open with Wichita, which should be good news. The Shockers have won 14 of their last 15 in the MVC. But they have only two wins in 11 games against power five conference teams. But they did beat Kansas handily. OU's only conference loss was to the Jayhawks. They won the other game in a three game series at Nebraska. They were run ruled at Mizzou and lost the other game by 7. OU run ruled them in four and a half in Norman six weeks ago. And it's a good thing to have a book on whom you are going to play.
The other two in OU's regional play each other in the first round: Tulsa and Ole Miss. Tulsa also won their conference tournament, beating ranked UCF in the finals. Ole Miss is dangerous. They were the ninth place team in the SEC, but they have wins over ever conference team they played except Florida. And in the SEC tourney, they lost to Florida 1-0.
Mizzou is seeded. They beat Ole Miss two out of three. Kentucky is a nine seed. They beat Ole Miss two out of three. Ole Miss beat Miss State and South Carolina two out of three. Carolina is in the NCAA's. Florida is 4-0 against the Rebels. Ole Miss swept Arkansas and lost two of three to UTenn, who is seeded and Georgia who is seeded. Then they beat seeded Georgia in the SEC tournament.
The regional will be no gimmee. OU's offense has had some inconsistencies, and this is a tournament that would be very hard for OU to win from the losers' bracket. But they have the best pitcher in the tournament, and the best defense maybe in the country. And the home field.
BYU's bracket starts Thursday. Everybody else Friday.
If OU were to win, they'd play the winner of the Louisiana-Lafayette bracket, which includes a first round game between A&M and Texas.
The seeds in order
Florida
Michigan
OU
Auburn
Oregon
Bama
James Madison
Florida State
Kentucky
LSU
Washington
UCLA
UTenn
UL Lafayette
Mizzou
Georgia
Baylor got hosed a little. They have to go to Oregon for their regional. And OSU made the field also, and they got a bit of a break. They play in 16th seed Georgia's regional. They play Northwestern in the first round. So they are not the fourth team in the regional.
