Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State Basketball Enters Polls
January 12, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
STILLWATER - Following a win over No. 10/10 Texas, the Oklahoma State men's basketball team has cracked into the top 25 of both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls, checking in at No. 24 by both organizations.
At 12-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12, the Cowboys have two double-digit wins over teams with RPIs in the top 50 - a 73-58 victory over Tulsa and a 69-58 triumph over the Longhorns, plus wins over Missouri, Kansas State and Memphis.
Oklahoma State is one of seven Big 12 teams appearing in this week's AP top 25, joining No. 9 Kansas, No. 11 Iowa State, No. 16 West Virginia, No. 18 Oklahoma, No. 20 Texas and No. 22 Baylor. Additionally, TCU is receiving votes. No other conference has more than four of its teams either ranked or receiving votes this week.
OSU travels to Lawrence to face No. 9/10 Kansas at 6 p.m. CT tomorrow on ESPN2. Under coach Travis Ford, the Cowboys have won nine games over teams ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll since the 2008-09 season. Tuesday's game in Allen Fieldhouse represents an opportunity for a 10th such victory.
The last five meetings between OSU and Kansas have been thrillers, with two of the five going to overtime, none of the five being decided by more than seven points and the total combined score OSU 372, KU 370.
Next up following the Cowboys' date with the Jayhawks is a Saturday Bedlam clash against the 18th-ranked Sooners at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. Tipoff for that game is 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU
