Oklahoma Sooners Football moves up to No. 9 in AP Poll

The Oklahoma Sooners moved up one spot to No. 9 in this week’s AP Poll. Five teams in last week’s top 10 were on a BYE, including OU. Keep in mind, the rankings that matter are compiled by the College Football Playoff committee, and that poll will be released this Tuesday at approximately 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Full AP Top 25

1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Penn State
6. Georgia
7. Oregon
8. Utah
9. Oklahoma
10. Florida
11. Baylor
12. Auburn
13. Minnesota
14. Michigan
15. Notre Dame
16. Wisconsin
17. Cincinnati
18. Iowa
19. Memphis
20. Kansas State
21. Boise State
22. Wake Forest
23. SMU
24. San Diego State
25. Navy

Other receiving votes: UCF 52, Texas 37, Indiana 27, Texas A&M 19, Oklahoma State 11, Louisiana Tech 7, Appalachian State 5, Washington 2, Pittsburgh 2, Iowa State 1, Virginia 1

Notable:

• Both the Baylor Bears and Kansas State Wildcats rose in this week’s AP Poll. Going forward, Oklahoma needs both Big 12 teams to continue winning for resume-building purposes.
• LSU and Alabama square off this coming weekend, as do Penn State and Minnesota. Depending on how the initial CFP rankings look later this week, the top 10 could see a sizable shake-up with two of those undefeated teams notching their first loss of the season.
• Both Oregon and Utah remain the Pac-12’s last hopes of reaching the College Football Playoff, and after passing road tests on Saturday, they’re on a collision course to meet in the conference championship game. The Ducks and the Utes will each have the next week off.
• With SMU losing to Memphis on Saturday, Cincinnati is currently the nation’s highest-ranked Group of Five team. If the Bearcats can run the table and win the AAC, they’ll most likely take the G5’s bid for a New Year’s 6 Bowl.

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