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OU No. 1 in Coaches Poll, No. 3 Media

October 02, 2011 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma remained No. 1 in the Coaches Poll but fell to No. 3 behind LSU and Alabama in the latest AP Poll released Sunday afternoon. Only the Coaches Poll is used in the BCS calculations.
 
The Sooners (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) defeated Ball State in its final non-conference matchup Saturday night in Norman for its 39th-consecutive home win at Owen Field.
 
OU garnered 27 first-place votes from the coaches while No. 2 Alabama had 21 and No. 3 LSU ten. Once coach placed Wisconsin at the top of the ballot. Ranked opponents on OU's upcoming schedule included Oklahoma State (No. 7), Texas (No. 10), Kansas State (No. 21) and Texas A&M (No. 25). Baylor and Texas Tech received votes. OU previously defeated No. 23 Florida State.
 
In the AP, upcoming ranked opponents included No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 11 Texas, No. 20 Kansas State, No. 24 Texas A&M and No. 25 Baylor. Texas Tech received votes. Florida State was ranked 22.
 
Oklahoma meets Texas in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday. The game will kick at 11 a.m. with a national telecast by ABC. ESPN's College GameDay will broadcast from site.
 

 
 AP Poll
 Rk  Team (first-place votes)  Points
1.
  LSU (40)  1473
2.
  Alabama (12)  1435
3. 
  Oklahoma (7)  1397
4.
  Wisconsin  1266
5.
  Boise State (1)  1248
6.
  Oklahoma State  1191
7.
  Stanford  1185
8.
  Clemson  1093
9.
  Oregon  1028
10.
  Arkansas  860
11.
  Texas  833
12.
  Michigan  812
13.
  Georgia Tech  667
14.
  Nebraska  555
15.
  Auburn  550
16.
  West Virginia  544
17.
  Florida  498
18.
  South Carolina  487
19.
  Illinois  428
20.
  Kansas State  349
21.
  Virginia Tech  341
22.
  Arizona State  256
23.
  Florida State  237
24.
  Texas A&M  216
25.
  Baylor  186
 
Dropped from rankings:
South Florida, TCU
 
Others receiving votes:
Michigan State 154, Houston 68, Washington 37, Texas Tech 25, Notre Dame 24, South Florida 22, Georgia 11, Penn State 9, USC 7, Southern Methodist 5, Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1, Tennessee 1		  
 Coaches Poll
 Rk  Team (first-place votes)  Points
1.
  Oklahoma (27)  1421
2.
  Alabama (21)  1410
3.
  LSU (10)  1408
4.
  Stanford  1237
5.
  Wisconsin (1)  1236
6.
  Boise State  1186
7.
  Oklahoma State  1162
8.
  Clemson  1028
9.
  Oregon  1017
10.
  Texas  879
11.
  Michigan  808
12.
  Arkansas  788
13.
  Georgia Tech  728
14.
  South Carolina  559
15.
  Nebraska  557
16.
  Illinois  541
17.
  Virginia Tech  470
18.
  Florida  456
19.
  West Virginia  436
20.
  Michigan State  366
21.
  Kansas State  264
22.
  Florida State  229
23.
  Auburn  217
24.
  Arizona State  177
25.
  Texas A&M  160
 
Dropped from rankings:
South Florida, Baylor, TCU
 
Others receiving votes:
Houston 97, Baylor 90, Texas Tech 68, South Florida 49, Penn State 37, Washington 30, Notre Dame 13, Pittsburgh 11, Southern Methodist 10, North Carolina 10, Tennessee 6, Iowa 5, Air Force 3, Southern Miss 3, Ohio State 1, Cincinnati 1, Duke 1

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