Oklahoma Sooners move up in latest USA TODAY Sports Basketball Coaches Poll

Oklahoma celebrates after winning a men’s college Bedlam basketball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Oklahoma State University Cowboys (OSU) at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Oklahoma won 80-65.

The Oklahoma Sooners are coming off of a big win over Bedlam rival Oklahoma State on Saturday. That’s three wins in a row over the Cowboys and the first as nonconference foes.

In their 15-point win, the Sooners had five players score in double figures, led by Sam Godwin and Jeremiah Fears. With the win, the Sooners are one of three undefeated teams in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. The Sooners moved up two spots to No. 15 in the nation this week.

The poll is led by Tennessee, who earned 22 of the possible 31 first-place votes. The Volunteers are followed by Auburn, who earned nine first-place votes. A total of nine teams from the SEC were featured in this week’s poll.

Oklahoma, Tennessee, and No. 6 Florida are the only unbeaten teams in the top 25 this week. The Sooners will put their undefeated record on the line this Wednesday evening when they take on the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines in Charlotte, North Carolina as part of the Jumpman Invitational.

Full USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Tennessee

10-0

765 (22)

2

Auburn

9-1

744 (9)

3

Iowa State

9-1

708

4

Kentucky

10-1

664

5

Duke

8-2

638

6

Florida

10-0

610

7

Alabama

8-2

601

8

Kansas

8-2

518

9

Marquette

9-2

496

10

Oregon

10-1

454

11

Texas A&M

9-2

368

12

Houston

6-3

363

13

UConn

8-3

337

14

Gonzaga

7-3

328

15

Oklahoma

10-0

308

16

Ole Miss

9-1

282

17

Purdue

8-3

264

18

UCLA

9-1

263

19

Michigan State

8-2

178

20

Cincinnati

8-1

146

21

Michigan

8-2

113

22

Memphis

8-2

111

23

San Diego State

7-2

110

24

Dayton

9-2

92

25

Mississippi State

9-1

92

Schools Dropped Out

No. 16 Clemson; No. 22 Wisconsin; No. 25 Baylor;

Others Receiving Votes

Clemson 87; Baylor 79; Illinois 50; St. John’s 48; Drake 44; Utah State 40; Arkansas 31; Maryland 29;…


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Publish date : 2024-12-16 19:42:00

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