Sooners vs. Gators for National Title

NORMAN, Okla. -- BCS No. 1 and Big 12 champion Oklahoma (12-1) will play BCS No. 2 and SEC champion Florida (12-1) in the FedEx BCS National Championship Game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Fla., on January 8, 2009. The game marks OU's seventh BCS bowl and fourth national title game in nine seasons.

The Sooners earned an automatic berth in the BCS with a 62-21 win against Missouri in the Big 12 Championship Game in Kansas City Saturday night. The victory marked OU's third consecutive conference title, sixth Big 12 crown in nine seasons and 42nd conference championship in the program's history.

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Ticket Information

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department has announced that its allotment of tickets for the 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game is sold out to season ticket holders. Phones will be open beginning tonight from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. to answer questions from season ticket holders who requested tickets. The OU Athletics Ticket Office can be reached at 800-456-GoOU (4668) or 405-325-2424.

Prepaid Parking Passes

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department has announced that prepaid parking passes are available to season ticket holders for $20 each. This is a 50 percent savings as game day parking at Dolphin Stadium will be $40. In order to receive a parking pass with your game tickets, orders must be received by Wednesday, December 10 at noon. To order, call 800-456-GoOU (4668) or 405-325-2424.

Bowl Travel

Book your 2009 National Championship Game travel package now! The OU Alumni Association, along with OU Athletics and The Sooner Club, is proud to offer all Sooner Alumni and fans the opportunity to travel on the Official OU BCS National Championship Bowl Tour to Miami! Call toll-free (800) 924-9993 or click here for complete information.

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Breaking Down the BCS

In the remaining BCS games, USC will play Penn State in the Rose Bowl, Texas will play Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, Virginia Tech will play Cincinnati in the Orange Bowl and Alabama will play Utah in the Sugar Bowl.

The BCS standings formula consists of three components, each weighted equally: the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and an average of six computer rankings:

Anderson & Hester | Billingsley | Colley Matrix | Massey | Sagarin | Wolfe

Oklahoma has been ranked in the top five of the BCS more weeks than any other team (44) and No. 1 more weeks than any other team (19). The Sooners were ranked No. 1 in the Coaches Poll, No. 2 in the Harris Poll and No. 2 in the latest AP poll, extending its record for weeks in the top five to 367. No team has spent more time at No. 1, in the Top 5 or in the Top 10 than Oklahoma.

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BCS Standings
Rk	Team	W-L	Harris			Coaches			CPU %	BCS
			Rk	Points	%	Rk	Points	%		Prev	Avg
1	Oklahoma	12-1	2	2699	.9554	1	1482	.9718	1.0000	2	.976
2	Florida	12-1	1	2776	.9827	2	1481	.9711	.8900	4	.948
3	Texas	11-1	3	2616	.9260	3	1408	.9233	.9400	3	.930
4	Alabama	12-1	4	2442	.8644	4	1309	.8584	.8100	1	.844
5	USC	11-1	5	2413	.8542	4	1309	.8584	.7500	5	.821
6	Utah	12-0	7	2119	.7501	7	1134	.7436	.8600	6	.785
7	Texas Tech	11-1	8	2090	.7398	8	1132	.7423	.8700	7	.784
8	Penn State	11-1	6	2186	.7738	6	1193	.7823	.6600	8	.739
9	Boise State	12-0	9	1938	.6860	9	1034	.6780	.7300	9	.698
10	Ohio State	10-2	10	1858	.6577	10	1004	.6584	.5900	10	.635
11	TCU	10-2	11	1580	.5593	11	877	.5751	.6200	11	.585
12	Cincinnati	11-2	12	1528	.5409	12	830	.5443	.5300	13	.538
13	Oklahoma State	9-3	13	1402	.4963	14	722	.4734	.4900	14	.487
14	Georgia Tech	9-3	14	1221	.4322	15	690	.4525	.4700	15	.452
15	Georgia	9-3	17	1018	.3604	17	537	.3521	.4200	16	.377
16	Brigham Young	10-2	16	1071	.3791	16	541	.3548	.3400	18	.358
17	Oregon	9-3	15	1211	.4287	13	747	.4898	.1000	19	.340
18	Michigan State	9-3	18	831	.2942	18	466	.3056	.2600	21	.287
19	Virginia Tech	9-4	22	511	.1809	19	337	.2210	.3300	25	.244
20	Pittsburgh	9-3	19	638	.2258	21	316	.2072	.2800	23	.238
21	Missouri	9-4	24	382	.1352	23	218	.1430	.2100	20	.163
22	Ball State	12-1	20	609	.2156	22	219	.1436	.0800	12	.146
23	Northwestern	9-3	21	548	.1940	20	334	.2190	.0000	22	.138
24	Boston College	9-4	25	172	.0609	26	96	.0630	.1900	17	.105
25	Mississippi	8-4	23	413	.1462	24	160	.1049	.0000	0	.084

AP Top 25
Rk	Team	Points
1	Florida (50)	1602
2	Oklahoma (9)	1540
3	Texas (6)	1530
4	Alabama	1410
5	USC	1372
6	Penn State	1259
7	Utah	1225
8	Texas Tech	1193
9	Boise State	1101
10	Ohio State	1069
11	TCU	921
12	Cincinnati	863
13	Oklahoma State	853
14	Georgia Tech	761
15	Oregon	710
16	Georgia	599
17	Brigham Young	477
18	Pittsburgh	428
19	Michigan State	423
20	Mississippi	389
21	Virginia Tech	318
22	Northwestern	262
23	Ball State	249
24	Oregon State	163
25	Missouri	150

Coaches Top 25
Rk	Team	Points
1	Oklahoma (31)	1482
2	Florida (26)	1481
3	Texas (4)	1408
4	USC	1309
4	Alabama	1309
6	Penn State	1193
7	Utah	1134
8	Texas Tech	1132
9	Boise State	1034
10	Ohio State	1004
11	TCU	877
12	Cincinnati	830
13	Oregon	747
14	Oklahoma State	722
15	Georgia Tech	690
16	Brigham Young	541
17	Georgia	537
18	Michigan State	466
19	Virginia Tech	337
20	Northwestern	334
21	Pittsburgh	316
22	Ball State	219
23	Missouri	218
24	Mississippi	160
25	Oregon State	131

Harris Top 25
Rk	Team	Points
1	Florida (90)	2776
2	Oklahoma (23)	2699
3	Texas	2616
4	Alabama	2442
5	USC	2413
6	Penn State	2186
7	Utah	2119
8	Texas Tech	2090
9	Boise State	1938
10	Ohio State	1858
11	TCU	1580
12	Cincinnati	1528
13	Oklahoma State	1402
14	Georgia Tech	1221
15	Oregon	1211
16	Brigham Young	1071
17	Georgia	1018
18	Michigan State	831
19	Pittsburgh	638
20	Ball State	609
21	Northwestern	548
22	Virginia Tech	511
23	Mississippi	413
24	Missouri	382
25	Boston College	172

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