Since the introduction of the Bowl Championship Series
(BCS) in 1998, Oklahoma has been ranked more weeks
at No. 1, in the Top 5 and in the Top 10 than any other
program in college football. OU earned its
first BCS national title in 2000 with an undefeated
season and a victory against Florida State in the BCS national title game.
| Latest BCS Standings
| OU
in the BCS |
109 Weekly Rankings |
Pct
|
| Weeks OU Ranked |
84 |
.770
|
| Weeks Ranked No. 1 |
20 - No. 1 Nationally |
.183
|
| Weeks Ranked in Top 5 |
48 - No. 1 Nationally |
.440
|
| Weeks Ranked in Top 10 |
66 - No. 1 Nationally |
.605
|
| Total BCS Bowl Games |
8 - No. 2 Nationally |
|
| BCS National Championship
Games |
4 (2008, 2004, 2003, 2000) |
|
| Seasons Ranked |
11 (of 14 seasons) |
|
| Seasons with No. 1 Ranking |
6 (with at least one week
at No. 1) |
|
| Longest Streak
of Weeks Ranked |
31 Weeks (2000-2004) |
|
The grid below shows every week of the BCS standings
and OU's ranking. The numbers along the top of the
poll represent the week (BCS standings cover the final
eight weeks of the season). A dash (-) represents that
OU was not ranked in that week's edition while a blank
means that there were no BCS standings.
| |
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
F
|
BCS Bowl
|
2011 |
3
|
9 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
10 |
14 |
|
2010 |
1
|
9
|
8
|
16
|
14
|
13
|
9
|
7
|
Fiesta Bowl |
2009 |
-
|
-
|
24
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 2008
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
BCS (National Championship) |
|
2007
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
Fiesta Bowl |
|
2006
|
22
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
17
|
15
|
12
|
10
|
Fiesta Bowl |
|
2005
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
2004
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Orange Bowl (National
Championship) |
|
2003
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Sugar Bowl (National
Championship) |
|
2002
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
Rose Bowl |
|
2001
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
9
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
2000
|
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Orange Bowl (National
Championship) |
|
1999
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
1998
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 1. Oklahoma |
20 |
| 2. Ohio State |
15 |
| Southern
Cal |
15 |
| 4. LSU |
10 |
| 5. Florida |
7 |
| Florida State |
7 |
| Miami
(Fla.) |
7 |
| 8. Alabama |
6 |
| 9. Nebraska |
5 |
| Tennessee |
5 |
|
|
| 1. Oklahoma |
48 |
| 2. Southern Cal |
37 |
| 3. Texas |
36 |
| 4. Florida |
34 |
| 5. Ohio State |
33 |
| 6. Miami (Fla.) |
30 |
| 7. Alabama |
29 |
| 8. LSU |
28 |
| 9. Florida
State |
25 |
| 10. Virginia Tech |
23 |
|
| |
|
|
| 1. Oklahoma |
66 |
| 2. Ohio State |
60 |
| 3. Texas |
59 |
| 4. Florida |
53 |
| 5. Southern Cal |
51 |
| 6. Oregon |
46 |
| 7. LSU |
45 |
| 8. Miami (Fla.) |
43 |
| 9. Virginia Tech |
38 |
| 10. Georgia |
35 |
|
|
| 1. Ohio
State |
9 |
| 2. Oklahoma |
8 |
| 3. Southern Cal |
7 |
| 4. Florida
State |
6 |
| Florida |
6 |
| 6. LSU |
5 |
| Michigan |
5 |
| 8. Alabama |
4 |
| Miami
(Fla.) |
4 |
| Texas |
4 |
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