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Posted at 12:45 PM EST

6:00 PM EST. We really can’t overstate the importance of mindset in this sport at this time of year. Some conference tournaments have already started, some will start next week and others will start next Thursday. Only 68 teams make it to the Dance so that literally means there are 200 to 250 teams looking to punch their ticket to the Madness. Some teams are a lock to get in and have already punched their ticket while others need to show something in their last couple of games and/or in their conference tournaments. K-State is a lock to get in but the Wildcats also have another opportunity here to to clinch at least a share of the regular-season title on Senior Day for Barry Brown, Kamau Stokes and Dean Wade. Furthermore, K-State has has deployed a Virginia-esque style (sixth nationally in defensive efficiency, 342nd in tempo) to rise to the top of the Big 12 standings. This talented team is for real and they’ll bring it here for sure.

What a horrible spot for the Sooners, who just went into Norman on Tuesday and beat Kansas by 13 points. What makes this spot so bad for the Sooners is that road win on Tuesday absolutely punched their ticket to The Dance. OU was a bubble team prior but they are no longer on the bubble with that defining road victory. Mission accomplished and now, after that resonating win, the market sees a big number being offered to the Sooners and it’s fool’s gold. Play situations at this time of year more than anything else and you’ll be going with the best of it. K-State plays its heart out here while OU might still be in celebratory mode.

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