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Sooners Hold Firm at No. 5 in Polls

Oklahoma leads the nation in weeks (383) ranked in the Top 5 of the AP Poll.

Kenny Stills

Kenny Stills

09/09/2012

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma (2-0) held at No. 5 in the the latest AP and Coaches Polls released Sunday. In the AP, the Sooners now share the spot with Florida State as both teams received 1160 points in the media vote.
 
Five of the remaining 10 opponents on OU's schedule are ranked including No. 9/8 West Virginia, No. 14/12 Texas, No. 15/14 Kansas State , No. 16/15 TCU and No. 20/19 Notre Dame. Then-No. 18 Oklahoma State was beaten at Arizona and fell from the poll.
 
This marks the 383rd week that OU has been ranked in the Top 5 of the AP Poll, more weeks than any other team since the service began in 1936. In fact, Oklahoma is the most illustrious program in the poll's history with the most weeks at No. 1 (101), in the Top 2 (199) and in the Top 10 (534).
 
Oklahoma has a bye this weekend before hosting its conference opener against the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday, Sept. 22, in Norman. Visit Sooner Gameday Central for complete information for fans attending the game and for fans following the Sooners around the world.
 

 
 AP Poll
 Rk  Team (first-place)
Rec
Pts
LW
1.
  Alabama (48)
2-0
1486
1
2.
  USC (8)
2-0
1414
2
3.
  LSU (4)
2-0
1404
3
4.
  Oregon
2-0
1299
4
5.
  Oklahoman
2-0
1160
5
5.
  Florida State
2-0
1160
6
7.
  Georgia
2-0
1155
7
8.
  South Carolina
2-0
1025
9
9.
  West Virginia
1-0
1017
9
10.
  Michigan State
2-0
995
11
11.
  Clemson
2-0
868
12
12.
  Ohio State
2-0
772
14
13.
  Virginia Tech
2-0
734
15
14.
  Texas
2-0
716
17
15.
  Kansas State
2-0
714
21
16.
  TCU
1-0
542
20
17.
  Michigan
1-1
429
19
18.
  Florida
2-0
427
24
19.
  Louisville
2-0
316
23
20.
  Notre Dame
2-0
310
22
21.
  Stanford
2-0
260
25
22.
  UCLA
2-0
250
-
23.
  Tennessee
2-0
177
-
24.
  Arizona
2-0
149
-
25.
  BYU
2-0
110
-
 
Others receiving votes:
Boise State 106, Arkansas 79, Nebraska 79, Oregon State 77, Mississippi State 70, Baylor 54, Wisconsin 44, La-Monroe 23, Ohio 17, Georgia Tech 15, Oklahoma State 13, South Florida 12, Arizona State 10, Iowa State 5, Northwestern5, Utah State 1, North Carolina 1
 
Dropped from rankings:
Arkansas 8, Wisconsin 13, Nebraska 16, Oklahoma State 18		  
 Coaches Poll
 Rk  Team (first-place)
Rec
Pts
LW
1.
  Alabama (42)
2-0
1455
1
2.
  LSU (5)
2-0
1380
3
3.
  USC (11)
2-0
1363
2
4.
  Oregon (1)
2-0
1292
4
5.
  Oklahoma
2-0
1203
5
6.
  Florida State
2-0
1153
6
7.
  Georgia
2-0
1120
7
8.
  West Virginia
1-0
1024
8
9.
  South Carolina
2-0
1008
9
10.
  Michigan State
2-0
950
11
11.
  Clemson
2-0
904
12
12.
  Texas
2-0
730
15
13.
  Virginia Tech
2-0
704
18
14.
  Kansas State
2-0
696
20
15.
  TCU
1-0
649
17
16.
  Stanford
2-0
455
21
17.
  Florida
2-0
452
23
18.
  Michigan
1-1
440
19
19.
  Notre Dame
2-0
398
22
20.
  Louisville
2-0
280
24
21.
  Arkansas
1-1
246
10
22.
  Wisconsin
1-1
151
13
23.
  UCLA
2-0
147
-
24.
  Nebraska
1-1
135
14
25.
  Arizona
2-0
120
-
 
Others receiving votes:
Boise State104, Oklahoma State97, Mississippi State88, Tennessee71, Brigham Young70, Arizona State58, Baylor57, Cincinnati29, Oregon State28, Georgia Tech24, South Florida21, Louisiana Tech13, Rutgers12, Virginia11, Iowa State10, Northwestern9, Wake Forest6, Mississippi3, Ohio2, Washington2, Texas Tech2, Nevada1, Texas A&M1, Louisiana-Monroe1
 
Dropped from rankings:
Oklahoma State 16, Boise State 25
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