Oklahoma Sooners Basketball enters the AP Poll at No. 25

The Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball team is FINALLY ranked among the AP Top 25. After going 11-1 with one of the strongest non-conference schedules, Lon Kruger’s squad is finally shown SOME respect with an appearance in the AP rankings for the first time since Week 15 of the 2017-18 season. OU’s lone loss thus far came in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament against the current No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers. From the Big 12, Kansas and Texas Tech are both in the top 11, with Kansas State, Iowa State and TCU all receiving votes.

Below is the full Week 8 AP Top 25 poll. (denotes number of first place votes)

1. Duke (35)
2. Michigan (9)
3. Tennessee (12)
4. Virginia (4)
5. Kansas (4)
6. Nevada
7. Gonzaga
8. Michigan State
9. Florida State
10. Virginia Tech
11. Texas Tech
12. Auburn
13. Ohio State
14. North Carolina
15. Wisconsin
16. Kentucky
17. Arizona State
18. Marquette
19. Mississippi State
20. North Carolina State
21. Buffalo
22. Houston
23. Indiana
24. Iowa
25. Oklahoma

The Sooners’ next game is the Big 12 opener against the No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks, but the rankings for both teams could be slightly different come game day, as the contest isn’t until next Wednesday, January 2nd. Still, it figures to be a marquee matchup between two top 25 teams at Allen Fieldhouse.

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