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Cowboys Get Highest AP Ranking since Marcus Smart-Era
It’s the first time the Pokes have been in the Top 20 since 2014.
After spending much of the season on the outskirts of the AP Poll, the Cowboys’ big week nabbed them their highest ranking since Marcus Smart was commanding Eddie Sutton Court.
Oklahoma State came in at No. 17 in March’s first AP Poll. It’s the Cowboys’ highest ranking in the poll since Jan. 27, 2014.
| Rank | AP |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga |
| 2 | Michigan |
| 3 | Baylor |
| 4 | Illinois |
| 5 | Iowa |
| 6 | West Virginia |
| 7 | Ohio State |
| 8 | Alabama |
| 9 | Houston |
| 10 | Villanova |
| 11 | Florida State |
| 12 | Arkansas |
| 13 | Kansas |
| 14 | Creighton |
| 15 | Texas |
| 16 | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Oklahoma State |
| 18 | Texas Tech |
| 19 | San Diego State |
| 20 | Loyola-Chicago |
| 21 | Virginia |
| 22 | Virginia Tech |
| 23 | Purdue |
| 24 | Colorado |
| 25 | Wisconsin |
The Cowboys were the first team out of last week’s AP Poll. They beat two ranked foes last week in then-No. 18 Texas Tech and then-No. 7 Oklahoma with both games taking overtime to decide them.
With as tight as those two games were, those three teams are now stacked on top of each other in this week’s AP ranking with OU at No. 16, OSU at No. 17 and Tech at No. 18.
The Big 12 has 70% of its teams among the top 18 teams in the country. After falling to Kansas, Baylor dropped from No. 2 to No. 3. West Virginia came in at No. 6 with No. 13 Kansas and No. 15 Texas being the other Big 12 teams in the rankings.
The Cowboys have three games against ranked opponents this week. OSU will host No. 16 OU on Monday night before traveling to No. 3 Baylor on Thursday and No. 6 West Virginia on Saturday.
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