Central Oklahoma moved back up in both national polls this week, it was announced Tuesday.
UCO is now No. 15 in the country in the latest NABC Top 25 and No. 22 in the country in the latest D2SIDA Top 25.
Central is 22-4 this season and has a 17-3 record in the MIAA. The Bronchos are in first place in the conference with two games remaining in the regular season. If the Bronchos beat Central Missouri in Edmond on Wednesday, UCO will clinch at least a share of the MIAA regular season title and the Bronchos will clinch the No. 1 seed in next week's postseason tournament in Kansas City.
UCO's 22 wins this season are tied for the 11th-most in any single season at Central. UCO's 17 conference wins are tied for eighth-most in the league's 110-year history.
The Bronchos host Central Missouri on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. before hosting Missouri Southern on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
The 2022 MIAA Basketball Championships get underway March 2 in Kansas City, Missouri at historic Municipal Auditorium.
