OU to Play 21st Game vs. No. 1

NORMAN, Okla. -- OU will play No. 1 Missouri in the 2007 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 1. The Tigers are currently the No. 1 team in the BCS standings. Missouri is also the top-ranked team in the AP and Harris polls. The coaches have West Virginia at No. 1.

OU has played in 20 games against teams ranked No. 1 in the AP poll at the time of the game. Oklahoma's most recent win against a top-ranked team came against No. 1 Nebraska on October 28, 2000.

Oklahoma was ranked in the top ten of the AP, Coaches and Harris polls released November 25. The Sooners checked in at No. 8 in the Coaches and Harris polls and No. 9 in the AP. It marked the 14th consecutive week in the top 10 of the AP for the Sooners. Oklahoma was listed at No. 9 in the latest BCS standings.

Initiated in 1936, the AP has issued 968 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

AP Top 25

Coaches Top 25

Harris Poll

1	Missouri (45)	1,604
2	West Virginia (20)	1,574
3	Ohio State	1,469
4	Georgia	1,354
5	LSU	1,269
6	Virginia Tech	1,266
7	Kansas	1,217
8	USC	1,212
9	Oklahoma	1,191
10	Florida	1,029
11	Hawaii	991
12	Boston College	909
13	Arizona State	826
14	Tennessee	746
15	Illinois	719
16	Clemson	553
17	Texas	435
18	Oregon	419
19	Wisconsin	398
20	Cincinnati	343
21	BYU	329
22	Virginia	288
23	Auburn	226
24	Boise State	197
24	South Florida	190

1	West Virginia (37)	1,467
2	Missouri (17)	1,454
3	Ohio State (6)	1,383
4	Georgia	1,232
5	Kansas	1,161
	Virginia Tech	1,161
7	LSU	1,134
8	Oklahoma	1,126
9	USC	1,073
10	Hawaii	958
11	Florida	898
12	Boston College	861
13	Arizona State	756
14	Illinois	674
15	Tennessee	654
16	Wisconsin	493
17	Clemson	469
18	Texas	417
19	BYU	327
20	Oregon	316
21	Auburn	271
	Virginia	271
23	Boise State	247
24	Cincinnati	146
25	Arkansas	145

1	Missouri (57)	2,779
2	West Virginia (45)	2,753
3	Ohio State (11)	2,638
4	Georgia	2,368
5	LSU	2,215
6	Kansas	2,170
7	Virginia Tech	2,164
8	Oklahoma	2,132
9	USC	2,059
10	Hawaii	1,829
11	Florida	1,757
12	Boston College	1,587
13	Arizona State	1,446
14	Illinois	1,254
15	Tennessee	1,249
16	Wisconsin	911
17	Texas	903
18	Clemson	897
19	Oregon	716
20	BYU	649
21	Cincinnati	512
22	Boise State	493
23	Virginia	478
24	Auburn	402
25	South Florida	249

Oklahoma is ranked No. 9 in the BCS. 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

BCS Standings

1	Missouri	.978
2	West Virginia	.971
3	Ohio State	.919
4	Georgia	.827
5	Kansas	.791
6	Virginia Tech	.781
7	LSU	.774
8	USC	.692
9	Oklahoma	.682
10	Florida	.618
11	Boston College	.616
12	Hawaii	.583
13	Arizona State	.557
14	Tennessee	.461
15	Illinois	.419

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