Okay, granted, moving up six spots isn't necessarily soaring but when you consider that the last game was a lackluster win over hapless Kansas then you might as well be flying as high as an Jayhawk eagle over a six-spot bump. That's exactly where the Sooners found themselves on Sunday afternoon when the Coaches Poll moved them up from 18 to 12 just a week after the beat down in Dallas.
While the move did little to give Oklahoma a shot at reaching the BCS championship (Not sure we'd want that anyway) it does bring up an interesting thought that the coaches think more highly of this Sooner football team right now than the fans do.
Also making a big jump this week are the Baylor Bears who bumped up seven spots to #5 in the Coaches Poll. Texas Tech and Oklahoma State are also representing the Big Twelve in the poll.
USA Today/Coaches Ranking
Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Last Week |
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1. | Alabama (57) | 7-0 | 1544 | 1 |
2. | Oregon (4) | 7-0 | 1482 | 2 |
3. | Florida St. (1) | 6-0 | 1410 | 5 |
4. | Ohio St. | 7-0 | 1382 | 3 |
5. | Baylor | 6-0 | 1255 | 12 |
6. | Miami (FL) | 6-0 | 1186 | 11 |
7. | Missouri | 7-0 | 1184 | 14 |
8. | Stanford | 6-1 | 1117 | 13 |
9. | Texas Tech | 7-0 | 981 | 15 |
10. | Clemson | 6-1 | 913 | 4 |
11. | UCLA | 5-1 | 710 | 10 |
12. | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 695 | 18 |
13. | LSU | 6-2 | 688 | 8 |
13. | Oklahoma St. | 5-1 | 688 | 17 |
15. | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 622 | 7 |
16. | Louisville | 6-1 | 571 | 6 |
17. | Auburn | 6-1 | 537 | NR |
18. | Fresno St. | 6-0 | 532 | 19 |
19. | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 499 | 20 |
20. | South Carolina | 5-2 | 468 | 9 |
21. | Nebraska | 5-1 | 385 | 21 |
22. | Northern Illinois | 7-0 | 298 | 23 |
23. | Michigan | 6-1 | 268 | 24 |
24. | Wisconsin | 5-2 | 195 | NR |
25. | UCF | 5-1 | 151 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes:
Michigan St. 102, Oregon St. 91, Notre Dame 62, Arizona St. 51, Georgia 37, Mississippi 17, Texas 11, Houston 6, Florida 4, BYU 3, Tennessee 1, LA Lafayette 1, Boise St. 1, Ball St. 1, Rutgers 1
The Harris Poll also made its debut today with Oklahoma appearing at #14. This poll will replace the AP in our weekly updates due to the fact that it is involved in the BCS formula.
Rank | Team | Record | Points |
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1 | Alabama (95) | 7-0 | 2615 |
2 | Oregon (8) | 7-0 | 2520 |
3 | Florida State (2) | 6-0 | 2401 |
4 | Ohio State | 7-0 | 2321 |
5 | Baylor | 6-0 | 2038 |
6 | Missouri | 7-0 | 2026 |
7 | Miami (FL) | 6-0 | 2008 |
8 | Stanford | 6-1 | 1952 |
9 | Texas Tech | 7-0 | 1662 |
10 | Clemson | 6-1 | 1616 |
11 | UCLA | 5-1 | 1323 |
12 | LSU | 6-2 | 1212 |
13 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 1177 |
14 | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 1110 |
15 | Auburn | 6-1 | 1105 |
16 | Louisville | 6-1 | 1046 |
17 | Oklahoma State | 5-1 | 951 |
18 | Fresno State | 6-0 | 920 |
19 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 841 |
20 | South Carolina | 5-2 | 673 |
21 | Northern Illinois | 7-0 | 518 |
22 | Michigan | 6-1 | 415 |
23 | Nebraska | 5-1 | 414 |
24 | Wisconsin | 5-2 | 281 |
25 | Central Florida | 5-1 | 238 |
Other teams receiving votes: Michigan State 196; Oregon State 168; Arizona State 124; Georgia 113; Notre Dame 61; Florida 30; Mississippi 21; Texas 14; Ball State 8; Houston 4; Washington 2; Boise State 1. Dropped out of Top 25: Georgia, Florida, Washington. |