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Oklahoma Jumps to No. 5 in AP Poll

September 04, 2007 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma, fresh off a 79-10 victory in the season opener against North Texas, rose to No. 5 in the latest AP poll released Tuesday. The Sooners are tied with Wisconsin with 1,275 points. OU is No. 6 in the Coaches' Poll.
 
Texas (No. 7), Nebraska (No. 16) and Texas A&M (No. 23) joined the Sooners from the Big 12 Conference in the rankings. Miami, Oklahoma's opponent on Saturday, was No. 28 based on votes by the pollsters.
 
  AP Poll  Points
1
 USC (59)  1,619
2
 LSU (5)  1,542
3
 West Virginia (1)  1,449
4
 Florida  1,346
5
 Oklahoma  1,275
 Wisconsin  1,275
7
 Texas  1,221
8
 Louisville  1,152
9
 Virginia Tech  1,085
10
 California  1,080
11
 Georgia  959
12
 Ohio State  940
13
 UCLA  736
14
 Penn State  662
15
 Rutgers  659
16
 Nebraska  541
17
 Auburn  519
18
 Arkansas  450
19
 TCU  384
20
 Hawaii  335
21
 Georgia Tech  278
22
 Boise State  267
23
 Texas A&M  217
24
 Tennessee  210
25
 Clemson  195
 
 Coaches' Poll  Points
1
 USC (49)  1,486
2
 LSU (4)  1,417
3
 Florida (7)  1,341
4
 West Virginia  1,275
5
 Wisconsin  1,183
6
 Oklahoma  1,146
7
 Texas  1,136
8
 Louisville  995
9
 Virginia  988
10
 California  985
11
 Ohio State  977
12
 Georgia  796
13
 Auburn  644
14
 UCLA  607
15
 Penn State  585
16
 Rutgers  576
17
 Nebraska  512
18
 Arkansas  455
19
 TCU  351
20
 Boise State  315
21
 Georgia Tech  311
22
 Hawaii  269
23
 Texas A&M  214
24
 Tennessee  162
25
 Boston College  153
 
Others Receiving Votes
Boston College 126, Missouri 116, Miami (Fla.) 91, Oregon 90, Alabama 74, Oregon State 41, South Carolina 39, Michigan 39, BYU 27, South Florida 27, Florida State 22, Arizona State 19, Southern Miss 9, Wake Forest 7, Washington 1, Kansas 1.
 
Dropped From Rankings
Michigan 5, Florida State 19. 		   
Others Receiving Votes
Clemson 145, Michigan 132, Miami (Fla.) 61, BYU 49, Oregon 41, South Carolina 34, Missouri 29, Texas Tech 25, Oregon State 24, Alabama 21, South Florida 20, Southern Miss 16, Florida State 14, Kentucky 4, Arizona State 3, Iowa 1, Wake Forest 1, Washington 1.
 
Dropped From Rankings
Michigan 5, Florida State 21.

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