The Oklahoma Sooners are coming off their first NCAA Tournament appearance of the Porter Moser era. They lost in the opening round to UConn but it was step in the right direction for Moser and the OU Basketball program.
After an offseason of turnover, the Sooners still have a lot to prove. They were left out of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll preseason rankings, released on Wednesday. Six SEC teams made the top 25, headlined by Florida at No. 3. The Gators come in behind the Purdue Boilermakers, who garnered 18 of a possible 31 first-place votes. Houston comes in at No. 2 after earning 12 first-place votes.
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The other SEC teams that made the preseason top 25 were No. 9 Kentucky, No. 15 Arkansas, No. 16 Alabama, No. 17 Tennessee, and No. 22 Auburn. Vanderbilt, Texas, Ole Miss, and Missouri were all receiving votes.
The Oklahoma Sooners will have a fresh look once again after losing Jeremiah Fears and Jalon Moore to the NBA. But this team, led by point guard Nigel Pack and forward Tae Davis has a chance to be Moser’s most complete team during his tenure with the Sooners.
Oklahoma will begin play on Monday Nov. 3 when they host St. Francis at the Lloyd Noble Center as part of a back-to-back with the women’s basketball team who hosts Belmont for their season opener.
Here’s a look at the full USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
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USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Preseason results: Published October 22, 2025
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
0-0 |
755 |
18 |
NR |
– |
1/1 |
|
|
2 |
0-0 |
749 |
12 |
NR |
– |
2/2 |
|
|
3 |
0-0 |
704 |
1 |
NR |
– |
3/3 |
|
|
4 |
0-0 |
647 |
0 |
NR |
– |
4/4 |
|
|
5 |
0-0 |
623 |
0 |
NR |
– |
5/5 |
|
|
6 |
0-0 |
609 |
0 |
NR |
– |
6/6 |
|
|
7 |
0-0 |
569 |
0 |
NR |
– |
7/7 |
|
|
8 |
0-0 |
532 |
0 |
NR |
– |
8/8 |
|
|
9 |
0-0 |
529 |
0 |
NR |
– |
9/9 |
|
|
10 |
0-0 |
456 |
0 |
NR |
– |
10/10 |
|
|
11 |
0-0 |
455 |
0 |
NR |
– |
11/11 |
|
|
12 |
0-0 |
421 |
0 |
NR |
– |
12/12 |
|
|
13 |
0-0 |
398 |
0 |
NR |
– |
13/13 |
|
|
14 |
0-0 |
349 |
0 |
NR |
– |
14/14 |
|
|
15 |
0-0 |
329 |
0 |
NR |
– |
15/15 |
|
|
16 |
0-0 |
322 |
0 |
NR |
– |
16/16 |
|
|
17 |
0-0 |
292 |
0 |
NR |
– |
17/17 |
|
|
18 |
0-0 |
289 |
0 |
NR |
– |
18/18 |
|
|
19 |
0-0 |
235 |
0 |
NR |
– |
19/19 |
|
|
20 |
0-0 |
185 |
0 |
NR |
– |
20/20 |
|
|
21 |
0-0 |
144 |
0 |
NR |
– |
21/21 |
|
|
22 |
0-0 |
114 |
0 |
NR |
– |
22/22 |
|
|
23 |
0-0 |
103 |
0 |
NR |
– |
23/23 |
|
|
24 |
0-0 |
62 |
0 |
NR |
– |
24/24 |
|
|
25 |
0-0 |
37 |
0 |
NR |
– |
25/25 |
Others Receiving Votes
North Carolina State 33; Oregon 26; San Diego State 15; Ohio State 15; Baylor 13; Virginia 11; Vanderbilt 10; USC 7; Texas 6; Villanova 5; Missouri 5; Ole Miss 4; Washington 3; Saint Mary’s 3; Iowa 3; Cincinnati 3; VCU 2; Oklahoma State 1; Kansas State 1; Boise State 1;
List Of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2025-26 season: Adrian Autry, Syracuse; John Becker, Vermont; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s; Jeff Boals, Ohio; Alvin Brooks, Lamar; Pat Chambers, Florida Gulf Coast; Scott Drew, Baylor; Dan Earl, Chattanooga; Jonas Hayes, Georgia State; Donte’ Jackson, Alabama A&M; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; James Jones, Yale; Greg Kampe, Oakland; Brad Korn, Southeast Missouri State; Anthony Latina, Sacred Heart; Jim Les, UC Davis; Greg McDermott, Creighton; Nick McDevitt, Middle Tennessee; Mike McGarvey, Lafayette; Dan Monson, Eastern Washington; Chris Mooney, Richmond; Mike Morrell, UNC Asheville; Nate Oats, Alabama; Eric Olen, New Mexico; Matt Painter, Purdue; Paul Sather, North Dakota; Michael Schwartz, East Carolina; Patrick Sellers, Central Connecticut State; Zach Spiker, Drexel; Brett Tanner, Abilene Christian; Stan Waterman, Delaware State.
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This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: OU on outside looking in of preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
