Oklahoma has been stellar in neutral-site games this season

Things were not looking good for Oklahoma heading into the last week of February. The Sooners were just 3-10 in conference play following a five-game losing streak with 18-plus point losses to Auburn, Tennessee, Missouri, and Florida. Porter Moser‘s team was firmly on the wrong side of the bubble with five games left to play in the regular season.

After a 4-2 run, the Sooners find themselves on the right side of the bubble after their first round upset victory over Georgia in the SEC Tournament. Oklahoma now feels like a lock to make the NCAA Tournament. Bracket Matrix has Moser’s team as a No. 11 seed and out of the first fur. How does a team with 7-12 record in conference play get to this point.

A dominant non-conference run.

Oklahoma entered SEC play on Jan. 4 with a 13-0 record. The Sooners beat a lot of bad teams at home but cleaned up in their neutral-site games. Heading into the matchup with Kentucky on Thursday night in Nashville, the first-year SEC program is 6-0 in neutral-site game and with a 5-1 against-the-spread record. The Sooners have won all four games outright as a dog on a neutral floor.

Date	Opponent	Location	Spread	Result
Nov. 27	Providence	Battle 4 Atlantis (Bahamas)	Sooners (-3)	Won 79-77
Nov. 28	Arizona	Battle 4 Atlantis (Bahamas)	Sooners (+7.5)	Won 82-77
Nov. 29	Louisville	Battle 4 Atlantis (Bahamas)	Sooners (+3)	Won 69-64
Dec. 14	Oklahoma State	Bedlam Series (Oklahoma City)	Sooners (-4)	Won 80-65
Dec. 18	Michigan	Jumpman Invitational (Charlotte)	Sooners (+4)	Won 87-86
March 12	Georgia	SEC Tournament (Nashville)	Sooners (+3.5)	Won 81-75

Kentucky is currently a 6.5-point favorite for this second-round matchup at the SEC Tournament. However, the Wildcats will have to do something that no other NCAA Tournament team has done against Oklahoma this season. Can the Cats be the first team to beat the Sooners on a neutral floor?

The Sooners have been a different team in these neutral-site matchups.