That thin ice the Oklahoma women's basketball team was skating on to host NCAA Tournament games inside Lloyd Noble Center is getting a lot thicker as Jennie Baranczyk's squad has nearly clinched home-court advantage.
Last week, OU was considered the No. 16 team in the NCAA's first NET rankings as the final No. 4 seed with hosting rights and was fluctuating between being a hosting No. 4 seed or a traveling No. 5 seed in ESPN Bracketologist Charlie Creme's projections. In Creme's latest predictions on Tuesday, though, the Sooners are firmly a No. 4 seed after notching a pair of ranked wins last week.