Sooners No. 4 in Polls, No. 5 in BCS

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma was ranked No. 4 in the Harris, Coaches and AP polls released Sunday. The Sooners rose to No. 5 in the latest BCS standings.

OU was the highest-ranked Big 12 team with Kansas (5) and Missouri (7) also ranked in the top 10 of all three polls and the BCS. Texas was ranked from 12th to 15th in the three polls. The Sooners own regular-season victories against Missouri and Texas.

Oklahoma plays two of its final three regular-season games in Norman. OU next hosts Baylor at Owen Field on Saturday, Nov. 10.

Sunday also marked the 350th week that Oklahoma was ranked in the top five of the AP poll. Initiated in 1936, the AP has issued 965 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 Poll

Coaches Poll

Harris Poll

1	Ohio State (60)	1,616
2	LSU (5)	1,523
3	Oregon	1,517
4	Oklahoma	1,421
5	Kansas	1,329
6	West Virginia	1,327
7	Missouri	1,260
8	Boston College	1,051
9	Arizona State	1,042
10	Georgia	1,021
11	Virginia Tech	923
12	USC	817
13	Michigan	783
14	Hawaii	776
15	Texas	735
16	Connecticut	665
17	Florida	623
18	Auburn	611
19	Boise State	372
20	Clemson	340
21	Alabama	335
22	Tennessee	245
23	Virginia	212
24	California	127
24	Kentucky	127

1	Ohio State (55)	1,493
2	LSU (1)	1,393
3	Oregon (2)	1,376
4	Oklahoma (2)	1,330
5	Kansas	1,241
5	West Virginia	1,222
7	Missouri	1,143
8	Boston College	951
9	Arizona State	946
10	Georgia	927
11	Virginia Tech	829
12	Hawaii	807
13	Michigan	770
14	Texas	757
15	USC	706
16	Connecticut	568
17	Auburn	551
18	Florida	529
19	Boise State	368
20	Clemson	318
21	Virginia	259
22	Kentucky	197
23	Alabama	174
24	Tennessee	114
25	Penn State	105

1	Ohio State (112)	2,823
2	LSU	2,640
3	Oregon	2,590
4	Oklahoma	2,518
5	Kansas	2,322
6	West Virginia	2,291
7	Missouri	2,111
8	Boston College	1,836
9	Arizona State	1,720
10	Hawaii	1,677
11	Georgia	1,651
12	Texas	1,540
13	Virginia Tech	1,500
14	USC	1,404
15	Michigan	1,332
16	Connecticut	1,137
17	Florida	1,079
18	Auburn	975
19	Boise State	747
20	Clemson	493
21	Virginia	486
22	Alabama	437
23	Kentucky	288
24	Tennessee	251
25	California	191

Oklahoma was No. 5 in the latest BCS standings, also released Sunday. 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

Computer Rankings

1	Ohio State	.9949
2	LSU	.9411
3	Oregon	.9180
4	Kansas	.8431
5	Oklahoma	.8393
6	Missouri	.7431
7	West Virginia	.7419
8	Boston College	.6980
9	Arizona State	.6932
10	Georgia	.6075
11	Virginia Tech	.5645
12	Michigan	.4916
13	Connecticut	.4637
14	Texas	.4399
15	Florida	.4015

1	Ohio State	.990
2	LSU	.960
3	Oregon	.920
4	Kansas	.880
5	Arizona State	.840
6	Boston College	.810
7	Oklahoma	.740
8	Missouri	.720
9	Georgia	.620
10	Virginia Tech	.564
	Connecticut	.564
12	West Virginia	.600
13	Michigan	.490
14	Virginia	.480
15	Florida	.4015

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