NCAA bracketologists putting Frogs higher and higher in Big Dance

Never mind the loss to Oklahoma. Bracketologists are not holding it against TCU, and the latest NCAA tournament projection has the Horned Frogs higher than ever.

Jerry Palm of CBS Sports pencils in the Frogs as a 3-seed in his first bracket, revealed Friday.

The Frogs are a 4-seed in Joe Lunardi's projections for ESPN.

TCU is 13-1 and ranked 16th entering Saturday's Big 12 game against No. 10 Kansas at Schollmaier Arena. The game is a sellout, as was last week's meeting against Oklahoma, won 90-89 by the Sooners in a game in which both teams made up double-digit deficits.

TCU ranks third in the country in assists per game and sixth in shooting.

The Frogs have not made the NCAA tournament since 1998. They won the NIT championship last season in Jamie Dixon's first year as head coach, recording 24 victories, tied for second-most in a season at TCU.

This story was originally published January 5, 2018 at 6:34 PM with the headline "NCAA bracketologists putting Frogs higher and higher in Big Dance."