OU Starts at No. 5 in Coaches' Poll

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma begins the 2006 season ranked No. 5 in the Coaches' Poll.

The Sooners received the most No. 1 votes (13) of any team other than preseason No. 1 Ohio State (28).

Texas sat at No. 2 with USC and Notre Dame tied at No. 3. The rest of the top 10 included Auburn, West Virginia, Florida, LSU and Florida State.

OU was one of four Big 12 Conference teams in the top 25. Nebraska checked in at No. 22 with Texas Tech at No. 25. Iowa State, Texas A&M and Colorado received votes.

Oklahoma's third game of the season will be at No. 20 Oregon.

Rank (First Place Votes)	Points
1. Ohio State (28)	1,487
2. Texas (11)	1,378
3. Notre Dame (9)	1,348
3. USC (1)	1,348
5. Oklahoma (13)	1,320
6. Auburn (1)	1,206
7. West Virginia	1,202
8. Florida	1,054
9. LSU	1,047
10. Florida State	874
11. Miami (Fla.)	839
12. California	798
13. Louisville	785
14. Georgia	784
15. Michigan	778
16. Virginia Tech	591
17. Iowa	519
18. Clemson	493
19. Penn State	406
20. Oregon	373
21. TCU	270
22. Nebraska	261
23. Tennessee	216
24. Alabama	210
25. Texas Tech	198

Also Receiving Votes
Arizona State (7-5) 182; Boston College (9-3) 87; Utah (7-5) 84; Arkansas (4-7) 64; South Carolina (7-5) 55; Boise State (9-4) 46; Wisconsin (10-3) 37; UCLA (10-2) 29; Georgia Tech (7-5) 28; Fresno State (8-5) 14; Tulsa (9-4) 11; Iowa State (7-5) 9; Minnesota (7-5) 9; Maryland (5-6) 8; Purdue (5-6) 7; Texas A&M (5-6) 6; Memphis (7-5) 5; Nevada (9-3) 3; Texas-El Paso (8-4) 3; Arizona (3-8) 2; Brigham Young (6-6) 2; Northern Illinois (7-5) 2; Northwestern (7-5) 2; Oregon State (5-6) 2; Rutgers (7-5) 2; Colorado (7-6) 1; Duke (1-10) 1.

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