After a week that saw Oklahoma rally from three separate double-digit deficits to topple then-No. 13 Baylor, 83-77, and collect a 100-71 triumph over TCU, the Sooners jumped up six spots to No. 19 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
It’s the highest ranking of the season for OU. Oklahoma made its debut in the Coaches Poll on Jan. 4 when the Sooners debuted at No. 25 and that’s the same ranking OU had last week before wins over Baylor and TCU.
OU also saw a program-best jump of nine spots in the AP Top 25 poll where the Sooners currently are ranked No. 14.
OU has won 12 of its past 13 games—including a 99-91 overtime victory over then-No. 17 BYU on Dec. 10—and the Sooners are enjoying their best start to a season at 15-2 (4-1 Big 12) since the 2006-07 squad began 17-1.
Oklahoma’s Skylar Vann was named the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 21 points per game, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals in the two wins over Baylor and TCU. Vann poured in 22 points off the bench versus Baylor.
“Their on-court chemistry you can see is really starting to come because they’re putting each other in their strengths. That’s been pretty fun to see,” Oklahoma head women’s basketball coach Jennie Baranczyk said after the TCU win.
Oklahoma travels to West Virginia on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. before a second road date this week at Kansas State at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Other Big 12 teams that join the Sooners in the Coaches Poll include No. 7 Iowa State, No. 14 Texas and No. 16 Baylor. Kansas State also received one point in the receiving votes category.
The top five is No. 1 South Carolina, No. 2 Louisville, No. 3 Stanford, No. 4 North Carolina State and No. 5 Indiana.
Here’s a full look at the USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | South Carolina | 17-1 | 792 (26) | – |
| 2 | Louisville | 15-1 | 765 (6) | – |
| 3 | Stanford | 13-3 | 736 | – |
| 4 | NC State | 16-2 | 705 | – |
| 5 | Indiana | 14-2 | 661 | – |
| 6 | Tennessee | 17-1 | 648 | – |
| 7 | Iowa State | 16-1 | 591 | +2 |
| 8 | Michigan | 15-2 | 581 | +2 |
| 9 | Arizona | 12-2 | 511 | -2 |
| 10 | LSU | 17-2 | 473 | +4 |
| 11 | Maryland | 12-5 | 452 | -3 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 9-4 | 441 | -1 |
| 13 | Georgia | 14-3 | 411 | +2 |
| 14 | Texas | 12-3 | 336 | -2 |
| 15 | BYU | 14-1 | 324 | +2 |
| 16 | Baylor | 11-4 | 321 | -3 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 13-3 | 285 | +2 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 13-4 | 226 | -2 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 15-2 | 216 | +6 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 14-2 | 211 | -2 |
| 21 | Florida Gulf Coast | 15-1 | 147 | +2 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 8-5 | 123 | -2 |
| 23 | Colorado | 13-2 | 79 | -1 |
| 24 | Duke | 11-4 | 74 | +3 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 13-3 | 63 | +2 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 24 South Florida
Others Receiving Votes
Iowa 59; Oregon 52; Central Florida 25; South Florida 24; Mississippi 21; Virginia Tech 10; Oregon St. 9; Missouri St. 7; Massachusetts 7; Texas A&M 6; Mississippi State 3; Liberty 3; Nebraska 1; Kansas State 1; Gonzaga 1.
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