After going on the road and defeating No. 3 Wichita State in front of 15,000 people, the Oklahoma Sooners have finally entered the AP Poll at No. 17. The Sooners also moved up to No. 17 in the Coaches Poll after being ranked 24th last week.

After Oklahoma’s debut in the AP Poll, the Big 12 now has six teams in the top 25 of both polls.

The Sooners will face Northwestern State (La.) on Tuesday before meeting Northwestern on Friday. Both games are scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m.

AP POLL

1. Villanova (45)
2. Michigan St (15)
3. Arizona St (5)
4. Duke
5. North Carolina
6. Miami
7. Kentucky
8. Texas A&M
9. Xavier
10. West Virginia
11. Wichita State
12. Gonzaga
13. Virginia
14. Kansas
15. TCU
16. Purdue
17. Oklahoma
18. Baylor, Arizona (tie)
20. Cincinnati
21. Texas Tech, Tennessee (tie)
23. Seton Hall
24. Florida State
25. Creighton

Coaches Poll

1. Villanova (26)
2. Michigan State (6)
3. Duke
4. Arizona State, North Carolina (tie)
6. Kentucky
7. Miami
8. Xavier
9. Texas A&M
10. West Virginia
11. Wichita State
12. TCU
13. Kansas
14. Virginia
15. Gonzaga
16. Purdue
17. Oklahoma
18. Baylor
19. Arizona
20. Tennessee
21. Texas Tech
22. Seton Hall
23. Cincinnati
24. Creighton
25. Florida State