NEW YORK, NY –– Following Tulsa's 28-24 win over SMU Saturday night the Golden Hurricane moved into 25th place on the Associated Press' top-25 rankings, it was released on Sunday.
The ranking for Tulsa is the first in the AP poll since ending the 2010 season ranked 24th nationally. Before that, Tulsa was ranked in the AP poll for three weeks during the 2008 campaign. In addition, Tulsa did end the 2012 season ranked 25th in the USA Today Coaches poll.
On Saturday, the Hurricane came back from a 21-point first-half deficit to hand the Mustangs, ranked 19th in the AP poll, only its second loss of the season.