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University of Oklahoma Athletics
OU No. 3 in Preseason Coaches' Poll
August 07, 2009 | Football
NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma will enter the 2009 season ranked No. 3 in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll released Friday. The Sooners were one of four teams with at least one first-place vote (Florida, Texas and Southern Cal).
USA Today's synopsis on the Sooners: "Last year's BCS runner-up returns Heisman Trophy QB Sam Bradford along with TE Jermaine Gresham, OL Trent Williams, RB DeMarco Murray, DTs Gerald McCoy and DeMarcus Granger and LB Travis Lewis. Oct. 17 battle with Texas again figures to be pivotal."
Oklahoma opens the 2009 season against No. 24 BYU in Arlington, Texas, at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium on Saturday, Sept. 5. ESPN will televise the game to the nation with kickoff slated for 6 p.m. Central.
For complete coverage of the Sooners throughout the month of August, visit 2009 Preseason Practice Central.
Others receiving votes (with 2008 records)
Kansas (8-5) 138; Michigan State (9-4) 136; Texas Tech (11-2) 114; Cincinnati (11-3) 90; Pittsburgh (9-4) 64; West Virginia (9-4) 55; Rutgers (8-5) 51; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 46; Missouri (10-4) 44; Illinois (5-7) 38; Clemson (7-6) 30; South Carolina (7-6) 18; UCLA (4-8) 14; Auburn (5-7) 12; Nevada (7-6) 11; South Florida (8-5) 11; Kentucky (7-6) 9; North Carolina State (6-7) 7; Arkansas (5-7) 6; Wisconsin (7-6) 6; Northwestern (9-4) 5; Southern Mississippi (7-6) 4; Wake Forest (8-5) 4; Arizona (8-5) 3; Boston College (9-5) 3; Central Michigan (8-5) 3; East Carolina (9-5) 3; Colorado (5-7) 2; Maryland (8-5) 2; Navy (8-5) 2; Tennessee (5-7) 2; Houston (8-5) 1; Michigan (3-9) 1; Minnesota (7-6) 1; Troy (8-5) 1.
USA Today's synopsis on the Sooners: "Last year's BCS runner-up returns Heisman Trophy QB Sam Bradford along with TE Jermaine Gresham, OL Trent Williams, RB DeMarco Murray, DTs Gerald McCoy and DeMarcus Granger and LB Travis Lewis. Oct. 17 battle with Texas again figures to be pivotal."
Oklahoma opens the 2009 season against No. 24 BYU in Arlington, Texas, at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium on Saturday, Sept. 5. ESPN will televise the game to the nation with kickoff slated for 6 p.m. Central.
For complete coverage of the Sooners throughout the month of August, visit 2009 Preseason Practice Central.
| Coaches' Preseason Poll | ||||
# |
Team (First-Place Votes) | 2008 Record | Points | Final 2008 Rank |
1 |
Florida (53) | 13-1 | 1,466 | 1 |
2 |
Texas (4) | 12-1 | 1,386 | 3 |
3 |
Oklahoma (1) | 12-2 | 1,358 | 5 |
4 |
Southern Cal (1) | 12-1 | 1,321 | 2 |
5 |
Alabama | 12-2 | 1,134 | 6 |
6 |
Ohio State | 10-3 | 1,126 | 11 |
7 |
Virginia Tech | 10-4 | 1,020 | 14 |
8 |
Penn State | 11-2 | 988 | 8 |
9 |
LSU | 8-5 | 917 | - |
10 |
Ole Miss | 9-4 | 889 | 15 |
11 |
Oklahoma State | 9-4 | 861 | 18 |
12 |
California | 9-4 | 711 | 25 |
13 |
Georgia | 10-3 | 707 | 10 |
14 |
Oregon | 10-3 | 694 | 9 |
15 |
Georgia Tech | 9-4 | 559 | 22 |
16 |
Boise State | 12-1 | 542 | 13 |
17 |
TCU | 11-2 | 461 | 7 |
18 |
Utah | 13-0 | 404 | 4 |
19 |
Florida State | 9-4 | 371 | 23 |
20 |
North Carolina | 8-5 | 293 | - |
21 |
Iowa | 9-4 | 257 | 20 |
22 |
Nebraska | 9-4 | 236 | - |
23 |
Notre Dame | 7-6 | 194 | - |
24 |
BYU | 10-3 | 178 | 21 |
25 |
Oregon State | 9-4 | 165 | 19 |
Others receiving votes (with 2008 records)
Kansas (8-5) 138; Michigan State (9-4) 136; Texas Tech (11-2) 114; Cincinnati (11-3) 90; Pittsburgh (9-4) 64; West Virginia (9-4) 55; Rutgers (8-5) 51; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 46; Missouri (10-4) 44; Illinois (5-7) 38; Clemson (7-6) 30; South Carolina (7-6) 18; UCLA (4-8) 14; Auburn (5-7) 12; Nevada (7-6) 11; South Florida (8-5) 11; Kentucky (7-6) 9; North Carolina State (6-7) 7; Arkansas (5-7) 6; Wisconsin (7-6) 6; Northwestern (9-4) 5; Southern Mississippi (7-6) 4; Wake Forest (8-5) 4; Arizona (8-5) 3; Boston College (9-5) 3; Central Michigan (8-5) 3; East Carolina (9-5) 3; Colorado (5-7) 2; Maryland (8-5) 2; Navy (8-5) 2; Tennessee (5-7) 2; Houston (8-5) 1; Michigan (3-9) 1; Minnesota (7-6) 1; Troy (8-5) 1.
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