Oklahoma picked up one of their best wins of the season on Saturday by going into Morgantown and knocking off West Virginia 91-90 in a double overtime thriller. After having some time off with their game against Baylor postponed, the Sooners took advantage of their only game of the week.
The win was good enough to keep Oklahoma climbing in the latest edition of the Ferris Motors Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports up to No. 10. They moved past Texas Tech and Missouri to get themselves back into the top-10.
Remaining at No. 1 is Gonzaga with Baylor behind them at No. 2. The Big Ten occupies the rest of the top-5 with Michigan, Ohio State and Illinois rounding things out. Texas Tech at No. 11, Texas at No. 13, West Virginia at No. 15, Oklahoma State at No. 22 and Kansas at No. 24 brings up Big 12 up to a whopping seven total teams ranked in this week’s poll.
Full Ferris Motors Coaches Poll:
| 1 | Gonzaga | 20-0 |
| 2 | Baylor | 17-0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 14-1 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 17-4 |
| 5 | Illinois | 14-5 |
| 6 | Houston | 17-2 |
| 7 | Villanova | 13-3 |
| 8 | Virginia | 15-3 |
| 9 | Alabama | 17-5 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 13-5 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 14-6 |
| 12 | Creighton | 16-5 |
| 13 | Texas | 13-5 |
| 14 | Iowa | 15-6 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 14-6 |
| 16 | Florida State | 11-3 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 14-4 |
| 18 | USC | 17-3 |
| 19 | Missouri | 13-5 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 14-5 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 15-7 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 13-6 |
| 23 | Loyola Chicago | 18-4 |
| 24 | Kansas | 15-7 |
| 25 | Oregon | 12-4 |
Schools dropped out:
No. 24 UCLA; No. 25 Purdue
Others receiving votes:
San Diego St. 45; Louisville 41; Arkansas 32; Rutgers 28; Belmont 28; Purdue 23; Drake 19; Clemson 16; Florida 15; UCLA 13; Colorado 13; Louisiana State 12; Utah St. 7; Seton Hall 5; Winthrop 4; Colorado St. 3; St. John’s 2; Saint Louis 2; Boise St. 2; Xavier 1
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