After being snubbed last week, the Sooners are knocking on the door of the top twenty-five. Lacking the star power of a few other programs in the conference, Oklahoma took to the road to prove worthy of consideration in the rankings. Playing eight of the previous ten games away from Lloyd Noble Center, the team has continuously handled business on both ends of the court.

1		Kansas (56) Big 12 Record: 9-0	PV Rank 1 Points 1,586
2		Duke (5) ACC Record: 9-1	2 1,488
3		Tennessee (2) SEC Record: 8-1	3 1,464
4		Michigan (1) Big Ten Record: 11-0	5 1,442
5		Virginia (1) ACC Record: 9-0	6 1,400
6		Nevada Mountain West Record: 11-0	7 1,319
7		Auburn SEC Record: 9-1	8 1,156
8		Gonzaga West Coast Record: 9-2	4 1,147
9		North Carolina ACC Record: 8-2	12 1,126
10		Michigan State Big Ten Record: 9-2	9 1,070
11		Florida State ACC Record: 8-1	10 949
12		Texas Tech Big 12 Record: 10-0	11 912
13		Virginia Tech ACC Record: 9-1	13 838
14		Buffalo Mid-American Conference Record: 10-0	14 684
15		Ohio State Big Ten Record: 9-1	15 647
16		Wisconsin Big Ten Record: 9-2	16 619
17		Mississippi State SEC Record: 9-1	18 529
18		Arizona State Pac-12 Record: 8-1	20 415
19		Kentucky SEC Record: 8-2	19 377
20		Marquette Big East Record: 8-2	21 350
21		Houston American Athletic Conference (AAC) Record: 10-0	24 266
22		Indiana Big Ten Record: 9-2	25 226
23		Iowa Big Ten Record: 8-2	22 224
24		Furman Southern Record: 12-0	23 208
25		Nebraska Big Ten Record: 9-2	– 156

Producing nine wins over the duration of those ten games, the votes are starting to pour in. Currently holding 115 points in the standings, the Sooners remain just on the outside looking in. Knocking furiously on the door, an opportunity presents itself this weekend as Creighton comes to town. Assuming Oklahoma secures another win, it’ll be tough to keep them out of the rankings for the following week.