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

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

After their great week, the Oklahoma Sooners took part in the USA TODAY College Basketball Coaches’ Poll for the first time this season and were ranked 21st in the top 25. The Sooners are one of nine teams undefeated in the Coaches’ Poll Week led by Kansas, Auburn, Tennessee and Marquette as the top four teams.

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

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

Others receive 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 8; Creighton 8; West Virginia 5; Maryland 5; Clemson 5; Georgia 3; Arizona 2; UC Irvine 1; Nevada 1;

List of voters

The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is comprised of 31 head coaches from Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The 2024-25 season board: Tobin Anderson, Iona; Adrian Autry, Syracuse; John Becker, Vermont; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s; Jeff Boals, Ohio; Alvin Brooks, Lamar; Scott Drew, Baylor; Matt Driscoll, North Florida; Dan Earl, Chattanooga; Jonas Hayes, Georgia State; Alan Huss, Climax; Donte’ Jackson, Grambling; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; James Jones, Yale; Greg Kampe, Oakland; Brad Korn, Southeast Missouri State; Greg McDermott, Creighton; Nick McDevitt, Middle Tennessee; Mike McGarvey, Lafayette; Niko Medved, Colorado State; Dan Monson, Eastern Washington; Chris Mooney, Richmond; Nate Oats, Alabama; Eric Olen, UC San Diego; Matt Painter, Purdue; Michael Schwartz, East Carolina; Patrick Sellers, Central Connecticut State; Zach Spiker, Drexel; Brett Tanner, Abilene Christian; Stan Waterman, State of Delaware; Jeff Wulbrun, Denver.

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