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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Sooners No. 3 in Polls, No. 4 in BCS
November 11, 2007 | Football
NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma moved up to No. 3 in the latest polls released
Sunday afternoon. The Sooners (9-1) rose one spot
in the AP, Coaches and Harris polls after then-No.
1 Ohio State dropped a 28-21 decision at home against
Illinois.
OU defeated Baylor, 52-21, Saturday
night at Owen Field.
OU, trailing only No. 1 LSU (9-1) and No. 2 Oregon (8-1), leads a trio of Big 12 teams in the top six. Undefeated Kansas (10-0) is at No. 4 with Missouri (9-1) at No. 6. Mizzou's loss at Oklahoma is the Tigers' only blemish. Texas (9-2) was ranked No. 11-12 in the three polls.
Sunday also marked the 351st week that Oklahoma was ranked in the top five of the AP poll. Initiated in 1936, the AP has issued 966 weekly polls to date. In more than one-third of the polls (36%), Oklahoma has been ranked in the top five. No team in college football history has been ranked more times in the AP top five than Oklahoma. 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
In the BCS, Oklahoma moved up to No. 4. The BCS standings formula consists of 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).
Complete BCS Standings | About the BCS | Computer Rankings
OU, trailing only No. 1 LSU (9-1) and No. 2 Oregon (8-1), leads a trio of Big 12 teams in the top six. Undefeated Kansas (10-0) is at No. 4 with Missouri (9-1) at No. 6. Mizzou's loss at Oklahoma is the Tigers' only blemish. Texas (9-2) was ranked No. 11-12 in the three polls.
Sunday also marked the 351st week that Oklahoma was ranked in the top five of the AP poll. Initiated in 1936, the AP has issued 966 weekly polls to date. In more than one-third of the polls (36%), Oklahoma has been ranked in the top five. No team in college football history has been ranked more times in the AP top five than Oklahoma. 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
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In the BCS, Oklahoma moved up to No. 4. The BCS standings formula consists of 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).
Complete BCS Standings | About the BCS | Computer Rankings
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