It has been quite the run for the Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball team in the month of January. They pulled off four victories over top 10 teams, becoming the first to pull that feat off since 1974.
Prior to the wins over the Texas Longhorns and Alabama Crimson Tide, the Sooners found themselves on the outside looking in of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll. They finished as the No. 26 team last week but jumped 12 spots to land at No. 14 this week.
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There are three Big 12 teams ahead of the Sooners in the polls and on Monday night, Oklahoma can take down one of them in No. 11 Texas Tech. A huge Big Monday matchup in Lubbock, Texas.
Full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll:
| 1 | Gonzaga | 17-0 |
| 2 | Baylor | 16-0 |
| 3 | Villanova | 11-1 |
| 4 | Michigan | 13-1 |
| 5 | Houston | 15-1 |
| 6 | Texas | 11-3 |
| 7 | Alabama | 14-4 |
| 8 | Iowa | 12-4 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 14-4 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 12-3 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 12-5 |
| 12 | Creighton | 13-4 |
| 13 | Illinois | 11-5 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 11-4 |
| 15 | Virginia | 11-3 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 13-3 |
| 17 | Missouri | 11-3 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 11-5 |
| 19 | Florida State | 10-3 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 13-5 |
| 21 | UCLA | 13-3 |
| 22 | Kansas | 11-6 |
| 23 | Florida | 10-4 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 11-4 |
| 25 | Drake | 16-0 |
Schools dropped out:
No. 20 Minnesota; No. 23 Louisville; No. 24 Saint Louis; No. 25 Oregon.
Others receiving votes:
Minnesota 66; Purdue 59; Southern California 44; Loyola-Chicago 43; Oregon 39; Louisville 26; Xavier 9; St. Bonaventure 8; Colorado 8; Boise St. 7; Louisiana State 6; San Diego St. 5; Toledo 3; Belmont 3; Rutgers 2; North Carolina 2; Winthrop 1; Saint Louis 1; Georgia Tech 1.
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