Oklahoma Sooners enter USA TODAY Sports College Basketball Coaches Poll

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Nov 29, 2024; Paradise Island, Bahamas, BHS; Oklahoma Sooners forward Jalon Moore (14) celebrates with Oklahoma Sooners forward Glenn Taylor Jr. (35) against the Louisville Cardinals during the first half at Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

It’s been a strong start to the season for Porter Moser and the Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball team. OU moved to 7-0 on the season after securing the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament title, earning wins over Providence, No. 24 Arizona, and Louisville.

The Sooners moved up to No. 40 in the nation in the KenPom ranking system.

After their huge week, the Oklahoma Sooners entered the USA TODAY College Basketball Coaches Poll for the first time this season, earning the No. 21 spot in the top 25. The Sooners are one of nine teams that are undefeated in the coaches poll, which is led by Kansas, Auburn, Tennessee, and Marquette as the top four teams this week.

Kansas received 19 first place votes while Auburn picked up the other 12. The SEC led the way with eight teams featured in the poll this week, with OU seventh in the conference, just one spot behind No. 20 Ole Miss.

Oklahoma has a chance to build on their undefeated start to the season at home against the ACC’s Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in what will be a strong nonconference test Tuesday night.

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Kansas

7-0

760 (19)

2

Auburn

7-0

755 (12)

3

Tennessee

7-0

694

4

Marquette

8-0

646

5

Iowa State

5-1

629

6

Kentucky

7-0

628

7

Purdue

7-1

535

8

Gonzaga

7-1

517

9

Duke

5-2

472

10

Oregon

8-0

457

11

Wisconsin

8-0

450

12

Alabama

6-2

441

13

Florida

8-0

427

14

Cincinnati

6-0

376

15

Memphis

6-1

265

16

Baylor

5-2

262

17

Illinois

6-1

234

18

Houston

4-3

221

19

Pittsburgh

7-1

213

20

Ole Miss

6-1

139

21

Oklahoma

7-0

111

22

North Carolina

4-3

96

23

Michigan

6-1

90

24

Texas A&M

6-2

86

25

Michigan State

6-2

73

Others Receiving Votes

UConn 63; San Diego State 56; Texas 54; Mississippi State 39; Arizona State 39; Drake 34; Texas Tech 32; Arkansas 28; UCLA 17; Xavier 16; BYU 16; Ohio State 15; Utah State 13; Saint Mary’s 12; Dayton 10; St. John’s 8; Nebraska 8; Indiana…

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Publish date : 2024-12-02 18:25:00

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