University of Oklahoma Athletics

Sooners No. 4 in AP Preseason Poll

August 16, 2008 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma was ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press preseason poll released today (August 16). The Sooners were the highest-ranked team in the Big 12 followed by No. 6 Missouri, No. 11 Texas, No. 12 Texas Tech and No. 14 Kansas. OU was also ranked at No. 4 in the Coaches Poll.
 
Oklahoma has a long and illustrious history with the Associated Press poll since the service began in 1936. The Sooners have been ranked in the top five more than any other team and ranked No. 1 for 95 weeks (tied for No. 1 with Notre Dame). OU has finished No. 1 in the final poll and crowned national champions by the wire service seven times.
 
OU has the most appearances at No. 1, in the Top 5 and in the Top 10 of the AP preseason poll.
 
Oklahoma AP Poll Notes
Oklahoma has been ranked in 68% of all weekly AP polls since 1936 -- more than half the time in the top 10 and one-third of the time in the top five. OU has been the No. 1 team in the nation in nearly 10% of the polls. Only Michigan and Notre Dame can boast of a similar sustained tradition of respect from the voters.
 
 OU in the AP  971 polls since 1936
%
 Weeks OU Ranked:  661
.680
 Weeks Ranked in Top 10:  489
.503
 Weeks Ranked in Top 5:  353 - No. 1 Nationally
.363
 Weeks Ranked No. 1:  95 - Tied for No. 1 with Notre Dame
.098
 Years Ranked in Preseason Poll:  50 (of 58 polls - preseason poll began in 1950)
.862
 Years Ranked in Final Poll:  49 (of 72 polls) - No. 3 Nationally
.680
 Average Rank in Final Poll:  7.39 (No. 1 Nationally)  
 Years Ranked No. 1 in Preseason:  9 (last in 2003, first in 1956)
 Years Ranked No. 1 in Final Poll:  7 (last in 2000, first in 1950) - No. 2 Nationally
 Current Streak of Weeks Ranked:  34 Weeks (final poll of 2005 - preseason poll of 2008)
 Longest Streak of Weeks Ranked:  158 Weeks (12th week of 1970 - 5th week of 1981)

Oklahoma All-Time in the AP Poll  
The grid below shows every week of the AP poll and OU's ranking. The numbers along the top of the poll represent the week with "P" as the preseason poll and "F" as the final poll. A dash (-) represents that OU was not ranked in that week's poll while a blank means that there was no poll that week. Special thanks to AP Poll Archive for information.
 
 
P
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
F
2008
4
                           
2007
8
5
3
4
3
10
6
4
4
5
4
3
10
9
3
8
2006
10
15
15
17
16
14
23
20
19
18
17
16
13
8
7
11
2005
7
18
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
22
2004
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2003
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2002
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
3
8
8
5
2001
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
11
11
10
6
2000
19
19
20
18
17
14
10
8
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1999
-
-
-
-
-
23
-
-
-
24
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1998
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1997
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1996
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1995
15
16
14
14
10
10
14
13
15
23
25
-
-
-
-
-
-
1994
16
15
15
21
21
21
16
22
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1993
22
21
17
12
10
10
10
9
17
14
20
17
15
16
19
19
17
1992
15
15
13
13
20
19
16
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1991
10
9
9
7
6
5
6
12
21
20
20
18
19
19
20
16
1990
22
23
14
11
9
7
4
16
22
-
-
-
-
22
20
17
1989
15
8
6
16
16
16
15
25
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1988
3
4
4
3
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
14
1987
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1986
1
1
1
1
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1985
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
10
9
7
7
5
3
4
3
1
1984
16
16
15
11
7
5
3
2
2
10
9
6
2
2
2
6
1983
2
2
2
8
9
8
15
16
14
11
-
-
-
-
20
-
1982
9
9
-
-
-
-
-
20
17
14
15
14
11
14
12

16
1981
2
3
3
2
5
10
-
-
19
17
15
-
-
-
20
1980
5
4
3
4
12
12
17
17
16
11
10
9
6
5
4
3
1979
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
7
7
6
7
8
5
5
3
1978
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
1977
1
5
3
1
2
7
6
4
3
3
3
3
2
7
1976
5
4
4
3
3
6
5
13
17
14
10
8
8
5
1975
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
6
7
3
3
1
1974
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1973
11
11
9
8
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1972
6
4
2
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
4
4
3
2
2
1971
10
10
11
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1970
20
18
14
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20
20
20
1969
6
6
6
8
12
11
-
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
1968
4
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14
11
10
11
1967
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
7
5
3
1966
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1965
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1964
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1963
4
3
1
1
6
7
6
6
5
6
10
8
10
1962
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
8
8
1961
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1960
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1959
2
2
-
13
-
18
19
-
-
-
17
15
15
1958
2
2
1
2
11
9
7
6
6
4
3
5
1957
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
6
5
4
1956
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1955
2
3
5
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1954
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1953
6
8
16
12
9
9
8
6
4
4
4
1952
4
20
12
6
3
3
4
8
5
4
4
1951
4
4
11
19
-
17
14
12
12
10
10
1950
6
5
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1949
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
1948
-
20
18
16
15
9
8
6

5
1947
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
20
18
16
1946
-
13
14
14
16
-
18
17
14
1945
-
-
-
14
-
14
-
-
-
1944
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1943
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1942
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1941
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1940
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1939
3
6
6
6
5
14
-
-
19
1938
14
10
11
10
7
6
5
4
1937
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1936
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Special thanks to AP Poll Archive for information.
 
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