It wasn’t long ago that OU was on the NCAA Tournament bubble, bouncing from side to side from game to game, staring down a daunting January schedule.
But the Sooners turned in a January for the ages, becoming just the third team since The Associated Press poll began in 1948-49 to knock off four top-10 opponents in a calendar month.
The others were North Carolina State in January 1974 and St. Joseph’s in December 1964.
OU’s 6-2 record in January was its best in January or February since going 7-2 in January 2016, the year the Sooners made the Final Four.