Bracketology Bubble Watch: Arizona State, Stanford trending oppositely

TEMPE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 14: Remy Martin #1 of the Arizona State Sun Devils reacts against the Georgia Bulldogs during the second half of the NCAAB game at Desert Financial Arena on December 14, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils defeated the Bulldogs 79-59. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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LUBBOCK, TEXAS – JANUARY 29: Ramsey of Texas Tech reacts. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

Lead-Pipe Locks: Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia.

Safely in the field: Texas Tech

Some perspiration: Oklahoma

Double the deodorant: Texas

Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-8, 7-4 B12)

NET: 17 | KPI: 4 | SOR: 41 | BPI: 14 | KP: 13 | Sag: 17

Q1: 3-7 | Q2: 4-1 | Q3: 1-0 | Q4: 8-0

Texas Tech is now hitting its stride and knocking on the door of joining the “lock” group. I have stated throughout this season that I thought the Red Raiders were better than their resume and that is exactly what they have proved as of late. Head coach Chris Beard’s team has won four of its last five games with the only loss coming by three at Kansas. Texas Tech looks the part of being one of the scariest teams in the NCAA Tournament this season because its seed will not match its talent or level of play down the stretch of the season. Barring a collapse, the Red Raiders will dance and nobody will want to see them in their region. Current Bracketology Placement: No. 8 seed.

Oklahoma Sooners (15-8, 5-5 B12)

NET: 49 | KPI: 34 SOR: 31 | BPI: 59 | KP: 43 | Sag: 38

Q1: 3-7 | Q2: 5-1 | Q3: 3-0 | Q4: 4-0

Oklahoma has alternated wins and losses since mid-January and has remained on the right side of the bubble as a result. The Sooners also picked up arguably their biggest win of the season during this past week when they defended their home court against West Virginia. This propelled OU back into my single-digit seed category and the team is now relatively safe in the projected field. A very tough closing stretch, though, opens up the possibilities for this team to either soar up the seed lines or fall out of the tournament altogether. I cannot stress enough how tough OU’s last few weeks are on paper. Current Bracketology Placement: No. 9 seed.

Texas Longhorns (14-10, 4-7 B12)

NET: 67 | KPI: 59 | SOR: 57 | BPI: 72 | KP: 65 | Sag: 60

Q1: 2-8 | Q2: 2-2 | Q3: 4-0 | Q4: 6-0

Texas has had plenty of opportunities to prove itself worthy of being an NCAA Tournament team and it has failed at practically every single turn. The Longhorns are just 4-10 in Q1+2 games and just about every member of the media nationwide is expecting a coaching change this offseason. Given the fact that Texas went 0-3 in crucial resume-building opportunities against Kansas (A), Texas Tech (H), and Baylor (H) over the past two weeks, it feels like the at-large odds for this team have been tossed out the window. It would take a massive run down the closing stretch to dance. Current Bracketology Placement: OUT.

Lots of work to do: None.

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