Sooners Return To The Polls

Fresh of a 33-14 road win at TCU the Sooners have returned to the Top 25. Oklahoma finds itself at #24 in both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll. Both sets of rankings put OU back in following consecutive wins over Texas and TCU. The Sooners had dropped out of both sets of rankings following a road loss at Iowa State on October 3rd.

AP Top 25

RK	TEAM	REC
1	Clemson(52)	6-0
2	Alabama(10)	5-0
3	Ohio State	1-0
4	Notre Dame	5-0
5	Georgia	3-1
6	Oklahoma State	4-0
7	Cincinnati	4-0
8	Texas A&M	3-1
9	Wisconsin	1-0
10	Florida	2-1
11	BYU	6-0
12	Miami	5-1
13	Michigan	1-0
14	Oregon	0-0
15	North Carolina	4-1
16	Kansas State	4-1
17	Indiana	1-0
18	Penn State	0-1
19	Marshall	5-0
20	Coastal Carolina	5-0
21	USC	0-0
22	SMU	5-1
23	Iowa State	3-2
24	Oklahoma	3-2
25	Boise State	1-0

Others receiving votes: Memphis 105, Liberty 85, Tulane 80, Louisiana 50, Army 44, Auburn 41, Minnesota 40, Utah 36, Northwestern 20, Arkansas 15, Washington 15, Purdue 8, Arizona State 7, Appalachian State 6, California 4, Boston College 2, Texas 2, San Diego State 1

Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 19, Minnesota 21, NC State 23

At #24 Oklahoma is the lowest ranked team from the Big 12 conference in either poll. There are four total teams from the Big 12 in the AP, led by Oklahoma State who maintained the #6 spot following Saturday’s win over Iowa State. Kansas State checks in at #16 and then the Cyclones are ranked ahead of the Sooners at #23.

Coaches Poll

RK	TEAM	REC
1	Clemson(52)	6-0
2	Alabama(8)	5-0
3	Ohio State(2)	1-0
4	Notre Dame	5-0
5	Georgia	3-1
6	Oklahoma State	4-0
7	Cincinnati	4-0
8	Texas A&M	3-1
9	Florida	2-1
10	BYU	6-0
11	Wisconsin	1-0
12	Miami	5-1
13	North Carolina	4-1
14	Michigan	1-0
15	Oregon	0-0
16	Kansas State	4-1
17	Penn State	0-1
18	Marshall	5-0
19	Indiana	1-0
20	USC	0-0
21	Coastal Carolina	5-0
22	Iowa State	3-2
23	SMU	5-1
24	Oklahoma	3-2
25	Army	6-1

Others receiving votes: Auburn 118, Liberty 112, Memphis 88, Boise State 79, Minnesota 67, Louisiana 62, Utah 45, LSU 37, Boston College 28, Purdue 26, Missouri 25, Northwestern 24, Virginia Tech 22, NC State 20, Tulsa 18, Texas 18, Arkansas 17, Appalachian State 16, UCF 13, Arizona State 10, California 8, Iowa 6, West Virginia 6, Tennessee 6, Wake Forest 5, Stanford 3, Houston 2

Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 20, Minnesota 21, NC State 22

The Cyclones are a spot higher in the Coaches Poll, at #22, while everyone else from the Big 12 is matched at the same spot as the AP.

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