OU No. 4 in Polls, No. 5 in BCS
NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma continued its climb back to the top of the
polls. The Sooners were No. 4 in the AP, Coaches
and Harris polls released Sunday afternoon.
OU (6-1 overall, 2-1 Big 12) dealt previously undefeated and then-No. 11 Missouri a 41-31 loss at Owen Field Saturday night. The Tigers (5-1) dropped to a tie with Kansas (6-0) at No. 15 in the AP poll and No. 17 in the Coaches poll. The Sooners received one first-place vote in the AP poll. Half of the Big 12 Conference teams were ranked in the AP Top 25 including Oklahoma (4), Kansas (15), Missouri (15), Texas (19), Texas Tech (22) and Kansas State (25). K-State was the only team of the group not also ranked in the Coaches poll (No. 30 in votes). No team in college football history has been ranked more times in the AP top five than Oklahoma. Sunday marked the 347th week the Sooners have secured a top-five ranking since the poll began in 1936. OU and Notre Dame are tied for the most weeks ranked No. 1 at 95 each. OU All-Time in the AP Poll | Oklahoma Football History & Tradition Oklahoma was No. 5 in the initial BCS rankings also released Sunday. The BCS standings formula consists three components, each weighted equally: the Coaches Poll, the Harris Poll and an average of six computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe). Official BCS Standings | About the BCS | Computer Rankings
  
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