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Oklahoma No. 1 for the 100th Time

Oklahoma No. 1 for the 100th Time

September 11, 2011 | Football

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- For the 100th time, Oklahoma is No. 1.
 
The Sooners reached a milestone in the history of the Associated Press college football poll without even playing. Oklahoma became the first team to hold the top ranking 100 times since the poll began 1936.
 
The Sooners will bring that No. 1 ranking into one of the biggest nonconference games of the season when they face No. 5 Florida State in Tallahassee on Saturday.
 
Oklahoma received 32 first-place votes and 1,441 points from the media panel.
 
The Sooners have been ranked No. 1 in all three polls this season, including their 10th appearance as No. 1 in the preseason, another record.
 
Notre Dame is second to OU with 95 overall appearances as the No. 1 team in the AP poll. Ohio State is next at 94 and Southern California has been No. 1 90 times.
 
OU and Florida State will play in front of a national television audience on ABC Saturday at 7 p.m. (CT). ESPN's College GameDay will also be on site for its 26th Sooner game. The Sooners have been featured on the program more than any other team after Florida (32) and Ohio State (29).


AP Poll
 Rk  Team (first-place votes)  Points
1.
 Oklahoma (32)  1441
2.
 Alabama (9)  1422
3.
 LSU (17)  1416
4.
 Boise State (2)  1309
5.
 Florida State  1194
6.
 Stanford  1161
7.
 Wisconsin  1091
8.
 Oklahoma State  1034
9.
 Texas A&M  1023
10.
 Nebraska  893
11.
 South Carolina  888
12.
 Oregon  848
13.
 Virginia Tech  830
14.
 Arkansas  768
15.
 Michigan State  598
16.
 Florida  511
17.
 Ohio State  461
18.
 West Virginia  419
19.
 Baylor  374
20.
 South Florida  347
21.
 Auburn  343
22.
 Arizona State  306
23.
 TCU  166
24.
 Texas  153
25.
 Mississippi State  128
 
Dropped out:
Missouri 21, Penn State 23
 
Others receiving votes:
Michigan 104, USC 68, Houston 32, Maryland 32, UCF 31, Missouri 23, Northwestern 19, Penn State 18, Brigham Young 14, Tennessee 13, Washington 12, Georgia 8, Georgia Tech 2
Coaches Poll
 Rk  Team (first-place votes)  Points
1.
 Oklahoma (44)  1453
2.
 Alabama (8)  1410
3.
 LSU (7)  1372
4.
 Boise State  1214
5.
 Florida State  1211
6.
 Stanford  1165
7.
 Oklahoma State  1072
8.
 Wisconsin  1033
9.
 Texas A&M  1001
10.
 Nebraska  911
11.
 South Carolina  863
12.
 Virginia Tech  842
13.
 Arkansas  825
14.
 Oregon  754
15.
 Michigan State  639
16.
 Ohio State  566
17.
 Florida  498
18.
 Arizona State  353
19.
 Auburn  331
20.
 West Virginia  304
21.
 Texas  260
22.
 South Florida  230
23.
 TCU  211
24.
 Baylor  171
25.
 Mississippi State  125

Dropped out:
Missouri 19, Penn State 20
 
Others receiving votes:
Michigan 97, UCF 49, Houston 43, Northwestern 31, Penn State 29, North Carolina 23, Tennessee 21, Missouri 21, Georgia Tech 9, Maryland 9, Clemson 8, Washington 7, California 6, San Diego State 3, Georgia 2, Iowa State 2, Brigham Young 1
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