Overview
- Oklahoma lost 82–79 to Arkansas in the SEC quarterfinals, ending a six-game winning streak as Darius Acuff scored 37.
- ESPN’s Joe Lunardi lists the Sooners as the first team out of the NCAA field, with the bracket reveal set for Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on CBS.
- Porter Moser argued Oklahoma deserves an at-large bid, citing late-season form, 10 Quad 1/2 wins, and insisting the team is not limping in.
- Oklahoma’s profile remains mixed with a 4–10 record in Quad 1 games and 6–5 in Quad 2 after a streaky season that included a nine-game SEC skid and a late surge.
- Athletic director Roger Denny confirmed Moser will return for 2026–27, said he decided before the tournament, and called for realignment and greater investment in men’s basketball.