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The Oklahoma Sooners earned an emphatic win on Saturday when they overcame a four-point halftime deficit to beat Vanderbilt by 30 points at the Lloyd Noble Center. It was an important bounce-back win that moved Oklahoma to 3-5 in SEC play. However, the Sooners still sit well outside the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll with 10 regular season games remaining.
Oklahoma has a huge opportunity to make up ground for their 0-4 start to SEC play. The Sooners’ next game is a road matchup with the No. 1 team in the nation, the Auburn Tigers. The Tigers picked up 29 of a possible 31 first-place votes. They’re 20-1 on the season, with their lone loss coming to the No. 2 team in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, the Duke Blue Devils.
Auburn is 8-0 in SEC play this season and boasts one of the best players in the nation in Johnni Broome. Broome is averaging 18.3 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, posing a significant mismatch for the Oklahoma Sooners. After the Sooners take on Auburn, they’ll face Tennessee at home on Saturday. The Sooners also have top 25 matchups with Missouri, Florida, Kentucky, and Ole Miss remaining on the schedule.
If the Oklahoma Sooners can finish the season strong, they’ll have a shot at playing in the NCAA tournament, but the path to March Madness won’t be easy.
Full USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
Ranking
Team
Record
Points
1
Auburn
20-1
773 (29)
2
Duke
19-2
745 (2)
3
Alabama
19-3
710
4
Tennessee
18-4
644
5
Houston
17-4
613
6
Florida
18-3
580
7
Purdue
17-5
574
8
Iowa State
17-4
564
9
Michigan State
18-3
501
10
St. John’s
19-3
473
11
Marquette
18-4
439
12
Texas Tech
17-4
436
13
Texas A&M
17-5
410
14
Kentucky
15-6
310
15
Memphis
18-4
309
16
Missouri
17-4
307
17
Kansas
15-6
288
18
UConn
16-6
178
19
Wisconsin
17-5
151
20
Arizona
15-6
148
21
Clemson
18-4
145
22
Michigan
16-5
117
23
Saint Mary’s
20-3
114
24
Maryland
17-5
110
25
Illinois
15-7
108
Schools Dropped Out
No. 13 Mississippi State; No. 18 Oregon; No….
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Author : Sooners Wire
Publish date : 2025-02-03 23:09:00
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