Oklahoma Sooners up to No. 13 in ESPN’s latest Women’s Basketball power rankings
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After a rough week against Texas and Iowa State, the Sooners started another winning streak with blowout wins over TCU and West Virginia.
In their latest wins, Oklahoma outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points per game. The No. 3 scoring team in the nation continued to run hot even in a game where Madi Williams and Taylor Robertson were held in check.
Jennie Baranczyk showed off her depth this week in the win over West Virginia. Neveah Tot, Ana Llanusa, Skylar Vann, and Liz Scott combined for 58 of Oklahoma’s 93 points in the game to give the Sooners five players in double figures, along with Williams 11 points in the win.
With the two wins, they’re up to No. 13 in the latest ESPN power rankings.
Things can change very quickly in a competitive conference like the Big 12. A week ago, Iowa State was tied for first and looking good after two victories, while the Sooners had just lost two games. It’s the opposite this week, with the Cyclones losing twice and dropping from the Power Rankings and the Sooners climbing three spots after victories over TCU and West Virginia.
Three-point record holder Taylor Robertson also got a chance to meet idol Steph Curry when the Golden State Warriors faced the Oklahoma City Thunder, so it was an all-around good week in Soonerland. But their foes this week, the Bears and Wildcats, are the two teams that just upset Iowa State. – M.A. Voepel, ESPN
At 18-4 and 8-3 in the Big 12, the Sooners are just one game back of first-place Texas. With the way this team scores, they have a shot to earn Oklahoma’s first Big 12 basketball title since the 2008-2009 season.
The Sooners look to be a shoe-in for back-to-back tournament appearances to start the Baranczyk era after missing out on postseason play from 2019 to 2021.
Oklahoma travels to Waco to take on a Baylor Bears team that has won three in a row, including a 76-70 win over No. 16 Iowa State in Ames. The Bears are starting to figure things out after a stretch where they lost three of four.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and can be seen on ESPN+.
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