Oklahoma Sooners football: Sooners drop to No. 11 in both polls following loss to Texas

The Oklahoma Sooners fell to No. 11 in the latest editions of the AP and Coaches Polls following Saturday’s 48-45 loss to the Texas Longhorns. This drop was expected as the Sooners’ porous defense finally caught up with them after several close calls. It’s worth noting that OU is the fourth highest-ranked one-loss team behind Washington, Penn State, and Texas.

Texas leapfrogged OU in the AP poll, shooting all the way up to No. 9. West Virginia is now the Big 12’s highest ranked team at No. 6, and Oklahoma State fell out of the rankings following a home loss to Iowa State.

If you’re looking for a silver lining in this week’s rankings, the Big 12 now has three teams ranked in the top 11. That’s the most of any conference in the country. How are the other seven teams in the conference doing? Eh, we don’t need to talk about that.

Here are both polls in their entirety. Big 12 teams in bold.

AP Poll

1. Alabama (59)
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State (1)
4. Clemson (1)
5. Notre Dame
6. West Virginia
7. Washington
8. Penn State
9. Texas
10. UCF
11. Oklahoma
12. Michigan
13. LSU
14. Florida
15. Wisconsin
16. Miami (FL)
17. Oregon
18. Kentucky
19. Colorado
20. NC State
21. Auburn
22. Texas A&M
23. USF
24. Mississippi State
25. Cincinnati

Amway Coaches Poll

1. Alabama (61)
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State (1)
4. Clemson (2)
5. Notre Dame
6. West Virginia
7. Washington
8. Penn State
9. UCF
10. Wisconsin
11. Oklahoma
12. LSU
13. Michigan
14. Texas
15. Miami (FL)
16. Florida
17. Oregon
18. Colorado
19. NC State
20. Kentucky
21. Auburn
22. Texas A&M
23. USF
24. Stanford
25. Cincinnati