The Oklahoma Sooners won their last two games over Vanderbilt and Arkansas by a combined 60 points. That extended their current winning streak to five games as the Sooners look to enter their first SEC tournament on a high note.
With their wins last week, the Sooners climbed to No. 13 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. That’s up three spots from last week. They’re the fifth highest-ranked SEC team in the latest coaches poll.
As they did in the AP Top 25, the Texas Longhorns took the top spot in this week’s top 25, garnering 22 of a possible 31 first-place votes, and look to be the team to beat. They’re followed by UCLA, USC, Notre Dame, and UConn in the top five.
The Oklahoma Sooners will close the season at Florida and then at home for a top 20 showdown with the Alabama Crimson Tide. OU is 21-6 and in fifth place in the SEC but is playing excellent basketball of late. They have a legitimate chance to earn a top 16 seed in the NCAA tournament, which would allow Oklahoma to host the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament.
Full USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
|
Ranking |
Team |
Record |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Texas |
27-2 |
761 (22) |
|
2 |
UCLA |
26-1 |
738 (7) |
|
3 |
USC |
25-2 |
699 (1) |
|
4 |
Notre Dame |
24-3 |
695 (1) |
|
5 |
UConn |
26-3 |
655 |
|
6 |
South Carolina |
25-3 |
631 |
|
7 |
LSU |
27-2 |
591 |
|
8 |
TCU |
26-3 |
527 |
|
9 |
North Carolina |
25-4 |
525 |
|
10 |
North Carolina State |
22-5 |
509 |
|
11 |
Tennessee |
21-6 |
456 |
|
12 |
Ohio State |
23-4 |
435 |
|
13 |
Oklahoma |
21-6 |
378 |
|
14 |
Kentucky |
21-5 |
353 |
|
15 |
Duke |
21-7 |
339 |
|
16 |
Kansas State |
25-5 |
306 |
|
17 |
Maryland |
21-6 |
261 |
|
18 |
Baylor |
25-5 |
231 |
|
19 |
West Virginia |
21-6 |
213 |
|
20 |
Alabama |
22-6 |
183 |
|
21 |
Creighton |
23-4 |
139 |
|
22 |
Michigan State |
20-7 |
92 |
|
23 |
Oklahoma State |
22-5 |
82 |
|
24 |
Florida State |
22-6 |
81 |
|
25 |
South Dakota State |
24-3 |
72 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 20 Georgia Tech;
Others Receiving Votes
Louisville 43;Â Georgia Tech 35;Â Ole Miss 22;Â California 9;Â Richmond 7;Â Utah 5;Â George Mason 1;Â FGCU 1;
List of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2024-25 season: Ashleen Bracey, Illinois-Chicago; Jen Brown, Queens University; Dan Burt, Duquesne; Fred Chmiel, Bowling Green; Janell Crayton Del Rosario, Bethune-Cookman; Denise Dillon, Villanova; Carrie Eighmey, South Dakota; Dalila Eshe, Yale; Heather Ezell, Wyoming; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Cindy Fisher, San Diego; Aqua Franklin, Lamar; Ty Grace, Howard; Hana Haden, Georgia Southern; Johnnie Harris, Auburn; Rick Insell, Middle Tennessee; Renee Jimenez, UC Santa Barbara; Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State; Mike Lane, NJIT; Amy Mallon, Drexel; Kristen Mattio, Northern Colorado; Mike McGuire, Radford; Kim McNeill, East Carolina; Lynn Milligan, Rider; Dan Nielson, Utah Valley; Shawn Poppie, Clemson; Samantha Quigley Smith, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Missy Traversi, Army; Jonathan Tsipis, Western Carolina; Way Veney, Central Connecticut State; Coquese Washington, Rutgers.
This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Oklahoma Sooners moving on up in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
