The Sooners finished the 2015 – 16 season 29 – 8 , 12 – 6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place in conference . They defeated Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament before losing to West Virginia in the semifinals . The Sooners received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Cal State Bakersfield , VCU , Texas A&M , and Oregon to advance to the Final Four for the fifth time in school history . At the Final Four , they lost in the national semifinal to the eventual champion Villanova by 44 points , the largest margin in Final Four history
Big 12 Tournament
2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team