Sooners number three in first USA Today-ESPN poll

<br>(Norman-AP) -- Oklahoma's men's basketball team received one first-place vote and a number three ranking in the preseason USA Today-ESPN poll. <br><br>The Sooners finished last year with a

Thursday, October 31st 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Norman-AP) -- Oklahoma's men's basketball team received one first-place vote and a number three ranking in the preseason USA Today-ESPN poll.

The Sooners finished last year with a 31-and-5 record and a trip to the Final Four.

The poll is topped by Arizona, followed by the Kansas Jayhawks, Pittsburgh at four and Texas at five.

Oklahoma State got enough votes for a number 33 ranking.