That makes the Sooners the highest ranked team in the Big 12, a conference that is perceived by many to be the best league in big-time college basketball.
West Virginia, which was No. 2 last week, and Texas Tech, previously No. 8, dropped behind Oklahoma in the national rankings after going down to defeat last week. West Virginia lost over the weekend at Texas Tech, which fell to Oklahoma earlier in the week.
OU’s Trae Young, the nation’s leading scorer, averaged 35.0 points a game last week, including an unbelievable shooting display in knocking the bottom out of the basket with 10 three-balls and 43 total points in the Sooners 102-97 marathon win over 16th-ranked TCU.