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NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma will enter the 2009 season ranked No. 3 in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll released Friday. The Sooners were one of four teams with at least one first-place vote (Florida, Texas and Southern Cal).
 
USA Today's synopsis on the Sooners: "Last year's BCS runner-up returns Heisman Trophy QB Sam Bradford along with TE Jermaine Gresham, OL Trent Williams, RB DeMarco Murray, DTs Gerald McCoy and DeMarcus Granger and LB Travis Lewis. Oct. 17 battle with Texas again figures to be pivotal."
 
Oklahoma opens the 2009 season against No. 24 BYU in Arlington, Texas, at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium on Saturday, Sept. 5. ESPN will televise the game to the nation with kickoff slated for 6 p.m. Central.
 
For complete coverage of the Sooners throughout the month of August, visit 2009 Preseason Practice Central.
 

Coaches' Preseason Poll
#	Team (First-Place Votes)	2008 Record	Points	Final 2008 Rank
1	Florida (53)	13-1	1,466	1
2	Texas (4)	12-1	1,386	3
3	Oklahoma (1)	12-2	1,358	5
4	Southern Cal (1)	12-1	1,321	2
5	Alabama	12-2	1,134	6
6	Ohio State	10-3	1,126	11
7	Virginia Tech	10-4	1,020	14
8	Penn State	11-2	988	8
9	LSU	8-5	917	-
10	Ole Miss	9-4	889	15
11	Oklahoma State	9-4	861	18
12	California	9-4	711	25
13	Georgia	10-3	707	10
14	Oregon	10-3	694	9
15	Georgia Tech	9-4	559	22
16	Boise State	12-1	542	13
17	TCU	11-2	461	7
18	Utah	13-0	404	4
19	Florida State	9-4	371	23
20	North Carolina	8-5	293	-
21	Iowa	9-4	257	20
22	Nebraska	9-4	236	-
23	Notre Dame	7-6	194	-
24	BYU	10-3	178	21
25	Oregon State	9-4	165	19

Others receiving votes (with 2008 records)
Kansas (8-5) 138; Michigan State (9-4) 136; Texas Tech (11-2) 114; Cincinnati (11-3) 90; Pittsburgh (9-4) 64; West Virginia (9-4) 55; Rutgers (8-5) 51; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 46; Missouri (10-4) 44; Illinois (5-7) 38; Clemson (7-6) 30; South Carolina (7-6) 18; UCLA (4-8) 14; Auburn (5-7) 12; Nevada (7-6) 11; South Florida (8-5) 11; Kentucky (7-6) 9; North Carolina State (6-7) 7; Arkansas (5-7) 6; Wisconsin (7-6) 6; Northwestern (9-4) 5; Southern Mississippi (7-6) 4; Wake Forest (8-5) 4; Arizona (8-5) 3; Boston College (9-5) 3; Central Michigan (8-5) 3; East Carolina (9-5) 3; Colorado (5-7) 2; Maryland (8-5) 2; Navy (8-5) 2; Tennessee (5-7) 2; Houston (8-5) 1; Michigan (3-9) 1; Minnesota (7-6) 1; Troy (8-5) 1.