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The Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball team is off to a great start to the 2021-2022 basketball season. They’ve secured three top 15 wins to start the season and have a 12-3 record and are 2-1 in Big 12 play.
Recently, they overcame an 11 point second-half deficit to beat then No. 11 Iowa State by 13 points with strong efforts from Umoja Gibson and Tanner Groves. Porter Moser has put together a nice squad that is beginning to mesh quite well. The depth was on display on Saturday night as Jacob Groves and Bijan Cortes provided scoring and playmaking off the bench.
Despite the win, over a previously hot Iowa State team, the Oklahoma Sooners remain on the outside looking in of the latest USA TODAY Sports Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll. OU also holds wins over previously ranked Florida and Arkansas.
The Sooners are receiving more and more votes, so it’s only a matter of time before Porter Moser’s crew cracks the top 25.
A look at the full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Baylor (32) | 13-0 | 800 | – |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 12-2 | 735 | +2 |
| 3 | UCLA | 10-1 | 702 | +2 |
| 4 | Auburn | 14-1 | 615 | +5 |
| 5 | Purdue | 13-2 | 606 | –2 |
| 6 | Arizona | 12-1 | 601 | +1 |
| 7 | USC | 13-0 | 595 | +1 |
| 8 | Duke | 12-2 | 590 | -6 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 13-2 | 558 | +1 |
| 10 | Kansas | 12-2 | 553 | –4 |
| 11 | Houston | 14-2 | 431 | +3 |
| 12 | LSU | 14-1 | 399 | +9 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 13-2 | 391 | +10 |
| 14 | Villanova | 11-4 | 380 | +1 |
| 15 | Ohio St | 10-3 | 312 | -3 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 13-2 | 305 | -5 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 12-3 | 272 | -4 |
| 18 | Seton Hall | 11-3 | 219 | +4 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 11-3 | 210 | +6 |
| 20 | Providence | 14-2 | 191 | -3 |
| 21 | Xavier | 12-2 | 190 | +3 |
| 22 | Texas | 12-3 | 154 | -6 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 10-4 | 131 | -5 |
| 24 | Illinois | 11-3 | 108 | +2 |
| 25 | Alabama | 11-4 | 105 | -5 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Colorado St
Others Receiving Votes
Miami-Florida 75; Colorado St. 64; Oklahoma 39; Loyola-Chicago 34; Connecticut 13; Indiana 6; Davidson 6; Brigham Young 5; West Virginia 4; Belmont 1
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