Daily Bullets (Mar. 13): Pokes Miss the Tourney and Head to NIT, Cowgirls Punch Their Ticket

Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news.

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OSU Bullets

• Mike Boynton’s Cowboys were not selected for the NCAA Tournament – they were actually the first team out and the committee chairs explained why they were left out (PFB)

In related news, OSU is headed to the NIT for the first time since 2018 where they will hit the road to play the Penguins of Youngstown State on Wednesday – the Pokes are the top overall seed for the second-rate tournament. See the NIT bracket here.

• The Cowgirls punched their ticket to the Big Dance – facing the Miami Hurricanes in the 8/9 matchup (PFB)

HEADED TO BLOOMINGTON! @OSUWBB will be an 8-seed and face off against 9-seeded Miami!

Here. We. Go. 🤠 pic.twitter.com/oeKyxxVptz

— Oklahoma State Athletics (@OSUAthletics) March 13, 2023

• Massive series win for the Cowgirls yesterday as they clinched a series over the top-ten Florida State Seminoles (PFB)

• Pretty interesting – Doug Gottlieb is a finalist for the head coaching job at Green Bay (CBS Sports)

• The Pokes extended their win streak to eleven after completing a sweep of Utah Tech (OKState.com)

• Not prone to addressing rumors but thought folks would benefit – apparently Mike Boynton is not meeting with Chad Weiberg about his job:

Just to put this out there: Rumors that #OKState coach Mike Boynton is meeting with AD Chad Weiberg about his future are “unequivocally 100% not true,” according to an OSU spokesperson.

“Zero truth.”

I’ll add this: I’ve heard nothing to indicate Boynton is in trouble.

— Jacob Unruh (@jacobunruh) March 13, 2023

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March Madness Content for Your Brackets

• Ranking every team in the field from one to 68 and a paragraph on each team (CBS Sports)

• My favorite resource for bidding on teams in March Madness pools – 538’s predictions (538)

• Stop by here for a printable bracket

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Non-OSU Bullets

• Great story about an Oklahoma boy turned into one of the MLB’s best pitching coaches
• Best national parks to visit in the spring
• Giving and receiving repentance (faith-based)