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The rankings that ultimately trump the AP & Coaches Poll debut on Tuesday after the committee decides which programs make the initial cut. However, the month of November plays hosts to more than a handful of top match ups with results shifting the landscape drastically. How will it all shake out before the final four take a stand? We'll have to wait and see. Until then, here are the current rankings.
| AP | Coaches | |
| 1 | Ohio State (39) | Ohio State (48) |
| 2 | Baylor (6) | Baylor (9) |
| 3 | Clemson (6) | TCU (4) |
| 4 | LSU (5) | LSU (1) |
| 5 | TCU (4) | Clemson (2) |
| 6 | Michigan State | Michigan State |
| 7 | Alabama (1) | Alabama |
| 8 | Notre Dame | Stanford |
| 9 | Stanford | Notre Dame |
| 10 | Iowa | Oklahoma State |
| 11 | Florida | Iowa |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | Florida |
| 13 | Utah | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Oklahoma | Utah |
| 15 | Memphis | Florida State |
| 16 | Michigan | Memphis |
| 17 | Florida State | Michigan |
| 18 | Houston | Houston |
| 19 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss |
| 20 | Toledo | Toledo |
| 21 | North Carolina | North Carolina |
| 22 | UCLA | UCLA |
| 23 | Temple | Temple |
| 24 | Mississippi State | Texas A&M |
| 25 | Texas A&M | Mississippi State |
At first look, the Oklahoma Sooners possess an outside shot of making the playoff. Needing a bit of help, strength of schedule certainly plays a factor and OU is staring down three top ten opponents over the next four weeks. Can the Sooners run the gauntlet unscathed?