Oklahoma coach Porter Moser claps his hands during a men's college Bedlam basketball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Oklahoma State University Cowboys

This means that OU — and other SEC squads — will be able to greatly improve their tournament resumes with strong conference seasons. Three of the four remaining teams in Division I college basketball hail from the SEC in Tennessee, Florida and Oklahoma.

Oklahoma women’s basketball remained No. 9 in the AP poll on Monday. OU has not moved in the AP Top 25 and keeps its spot in the top 10 going into conference play. Oklahoma was undefeated in Dec., going 6-0 during the month. This is the program’s 15th perfect month in its history and its first since Dec. 2022.