Oklahoma State 21 in Coaches Poll, Unranked in AP Poll

After a 1-0 week, the Cowboys moved up in the Coaches Poll but remained just outside of the AP Poll.

Oklahoma State came in at No. 21 in the Coaches Poll that released Monday, up one spot from last week. The Cowboys remain unranked in the AP Poll, being the first team out of the Top 25 ranking for the second consecutive week.

Rank	AP	Coaches
1	Gonzaga	Gonzaga
2	Baylor	Baylor
3	Michigan	Michigan
4	Ohio State	Illinois
5	Illinois	Ohio State
6	Alabama	Villanova
7	Oklahoma	Alabama
8	Villanova	Oklahoma
9	Iowa	Florida State
10	West Virginia	Houston
11	Florida State	Creighton
12	Houston	Iowa
13	Creighton	West Virginia
14	Texas	Virginia
15	Virginia	Virginia Tech
16	Virginia Tech	Texas
17	Kansas	Texas Tech
18	Texas Tech	USC
19	USC	Kansas
20	Arkansas	Arkansas
21	Loyola-Chicago	Oklahoma State
22	San Diego State	Loyola-Chicago
23	Wisconsin	Oregon
24	Missouri	Wisconsin
25	Tennessee	San Diego State

It’s the third time in the past four weeks OSU has been the first team out of the AP Poll. The Cowboys had 92 points in the latest AP Poll compared to No. 25 Tennessee’s 145.

The Big 12 has six teams in the AP Poll and seven in the Coaches. Another was of putting that is that 70% of the Big 12 is the the Coaches’ Top 25.

The Cowboys will have a shot to get back in the AP voters’ good graces this week with games against No. 18/17 Texas Tech and No. 7/8 Oklahoma.