OU, Miami Now Tied For No. 1 In Associated Press Poll

Aug. 26, 2002

Norman, Okla. - Oklahoma's football team did not play last week, but Florida State's close brush in Iowa State propelled the Sooners into a tie with Miami for the top spot in the Associated Press' weekly football poll.

The Sooners No. 2 last week, garnered additional voting points after FSU slipped two spots, from No. 3 to No. 5, following a 38-31 victory over Iowa State.

"Some people must have snuck in to see how well we played in practice last week," deadpanned OU head coach Bob Stoops. "I didn't realize anybody had done that.

"In all seriousness, we get a positive feeling knowing that people view our program in this kind of light and we're proud that Oklahoma football is again considered among the best in college football. We know we have to go out and actually earn that respect again this season and we get a chance to start doing that this week when we play at Tulsa."

OU opens Friday night at Tulsa. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. The game will air on ESPN and the Sooner Radio Network.

By The Associated Press

The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Aug. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote and previous ranking:

                        Record  Pts  Pvs
 1. Miami (27)            0-0   1,758   1
 1. OKLAHOMA (27)         0-0   1,758   2
 3. Texas (13)            0-0   1,689   4
 4. Tennessee (3)         0-0   1,616   5
 5. Florida St. (4)       1-0   1,589   3
 6. Florida               0-0   1,327   6
 7. Colorado              0-0   1,286   7
 8. Georgia               0-0   1,212   8
 9. Nebraska              1-0   1,157  10
10. Ohio St.              1-0   1,142  13
11. Washington            0-0   1,127   9
12. Washington St.        0-0   1,089  11
13. Michigan              0-0   1,042  12
14. LSU                   0-0     822  14
15. Oregon                0-0     744  15
16. Virginia Tech         1-0     642  16
17. Louisville            0-0     583  17
18. Michigan St.          0-0     458  18
19. Marshall              0-0     450  19
20. Southern Cal          0-0     410  20
21. Maryland              0-0     280  21
22. South Carolina        0-0     264  22
23. Texas A&M             0-0     244  23
24. Penn St.              0-0     208  24
25. N.C. State            1-0     161   -

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 139, Kansas St. 125, Boston College 116, Auburn 109, Alabama 99, Iowa St. 54, UCLA 53, Illinois 51, Oregon St. 44, Georgia Tech 42, Arkansas 34, Southern Miss. 27, Clemson 23, Purdue 22, Colorado St. 19, Mississippi 10, BYU 7, Utah 6, Notre Dame 3, Boise St. 2, Bowling Green 2, North Carolina 2, Syracuse 2, Middle Tennessee 1.

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OU, Miami Now Tied For No. 1 In Associated Press Poll

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