Much of the dialogue surrounding Oklahoma and Texas’ move to the SEC centered on each school’s football program and the benefits it would receive. Oklahoma boasts a deep and well-rounded athletic program that would fit in with any conference landscape. OU men’s basketball will also get a bump as it enters the SEC.
Oklahoma’s move to the nation’s premiere basketball conference is set to begin in less than a month. The excitement for the season will soon reach a fever pitch.
On Monday, the preseason AP Top 25 debuted, and unsurprisingly, Porter Moser’s squad was left off.
The Sooners bring back a few players from last year’s team that just missed the NCAA Tournament. The Sooners retooled via the portal in a big way but still have a lot to prove on the hardwood.
Their new conference mates make up 36 percent of the top 25 as nine SEC teams made the poll.
- No. 2 Alabama
- No. 11 Auburn
- No.12 Tennessee
- No. 13 Texas A&M
- No. 16 Arkansas
- No.19. Texas
- No. 21 Florida
- No. 23 Kentucky
- No. 24 Ole Miss
The Sooners will take on eight of those nine schools at some point in their first year in the SEC. The only one they won’t play is the Tennessee Volunteers.
The Oklahoma Sooners will have an incredible challenge ahead of them as they attempt to brave the grind of the SEC schedule. Porter Moser is looking for his first trip to the NCAA tournament since arriving in 2021.
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