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OU Football Tradition | OU in the BCS
Updated December 3, 2012 

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
 Weeks Ranked  92 (of 117 weekly standings)
.786
 Weeks Ranked No. 1  20 - No. 1 Nationally
.170
 Weeks Ranked in Top 5  48 - No. 1 Nationally
.410
 Weeks Ranked in Top 10  68 - No. 1 Nationally
.581
 Total BCS Bowl Games  8 - No. 2 Nationally  
 BCS National Championship Games  4 (2008, 2004, 2003, 2000)  
 Seasons Ranked  12 (of 15 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
2012
9
8
12
12
12
13
11
11
 
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
 
 Weeks Ranked No. 1 BCS
 1. Oklahoma  20
 2. Ohio State  15
     USC  15
 4. Alabama  10
     LSU  10
 6. Florida  7
     Florida State  7
     Miami (Fla.)  7
 9. Nebraska  5
     Tennessee  5
 
 Weeks Ranked Top 5 BCS
 1. Oklahoma  48
 2. Florida  39
 3. Alabama  37
     USC  37
 5. Texas  36
 6. Ohio State  33
 7. Miami (Fla.)  30
 8. LSU  29
 9. Oregon  28
 10. Florida State  25
     
 Weeks Ranked Top 10 BCS
 1. Oklahoma  68
 2. Florida  61
 3. Ohio State  60
 4. Texas  59
 5. Oregon  54
 6. LSU  53
     USC  53
 8. Alabama  46
 9. Miami (Fla.)  43
 10. Georgia  42
 
 BCS Bowl Games
 1. Ohio State  9
 2. Oklahoma  8
 3. Florida  7
     Florida State  7
     USC  7
 6. Alabama  5
     LSU  5
     Michigan  5
 9. Miami (Fla.)  4
     Texas  4
 
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