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OU No. 1 in Coaches Poll, No. 2 Media

September 25, 2011 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma held on to its No. 1 ranking in the Coaches Poll but fell to No. 2 behind LSU in the latest AP Poll released Sunday afternoon.
 
The Sooners (3-0, 1-0 Big 12) defeated Missouri (2-2, 0-1 Big 12), 38-28, in the conference opener for both schools Saturday night at Owen Field in Norman.
 
OU garnered 32 first-place votes from the coaches while No. 2 LSU had 20 and No. 3 Alabama seven. Ranked opponents on OU's upcoming schedule included Oklahoma State (No. 6), Texas A&M (No. 13), Baylor (No. 16) and Texas (No. 17). Kansas State and Texas Tech received votes.
 
In the AP, upcoming ranked opponents included No. 5 Oklahoma State, No. 14 Texas A&M, No. 15 Baylor and No. 17 Texas. Iowa State, Kansas State and Missouri received votes.
 
Oklahoma next hosts Ball State Saturday at 6 p.m. in Norman. The game will be pay-per-view with complete details to be released on SoonerSports.com.
 
 
 AP Poll
 Rk  Team (first-place votes)  Points
1.
  LSU (42)  1471
2.
  Oklahoma (12)  1422
3. 
  Alabama (5)  1413
4.
  Boise State (1)  1280
5.
  Oklahoma State  1209
6.
  Stanford  1205
7.
  Wisconsin  1177
8.
  Nebraska  991
9.
  Oregon  985
10.
  South Carolina  950
11.
  Virginia Tech  883
12.
  Florida  820
13.
  Clemson  744
14.
  Texas A&M  734
15.
  Baylor  659
16.
  South Florida  585
17.
  Texas  466
18.
  Arkansas  434
19.
  Michigan  417
20.
  TCU  338
21.
  Georgia Tech  298
22.
  West Virginia  280
23.
  Florida State  239
24.
  Illinois  179
25.
  Arizona State  112
 
Dropped from rankings:
UCS
 
Others receiving votes:
Michigan State 51, Houston 38, Auburn 25, Iowa State 21, Ohio State 15, Kansas State 14, Utah 12, Penn State 9, Georgia 8, Washington 4, Tennessee 3, Notre Dame 3, Navy 2, USC 2, Mississippi State 1, Missouri 1		  
 Coaches Poll
 Rk  Team (first-place votes)  Points
1.
  Oklahoma (32)  1434
2.
  LSU (20)  1404
 Alabama (7)  1404
4.
  Stanford  1225
5.
  Boise State  1223
6.
  Oklahoma State  1172
7.
  Wisconsin  1156
8.
  Nebraska  1040
9.
  South Carolina  976
10.
  Virginia Tech  935
11.
  Oregon  914
12.
  Florida  817
13.
  Texas A&M  681
14.
  South Florida  631
15.
  Clemson  598
16.
  Baylor  528
17.
  Texas  525
18.
  Arkansas  432
19.
  Michigan  414
20.
  TCU  364
21.
  Georgia Tech  333
22.
  Illinois  181
23.
  West Virginia  158
24.
  Florida State  157
25.
  Michigan State  153
 
Dropped from rankings:
North Carolina
 
Others receiving votes:
Houston 70; Ohio State 61; Arizona State 57; Penn State 34; Iowa State 33; Kansas State 13; North Carolina 13; Texas Tech 13; Utah 11; Northwestern 5; Tennessee 3; Washington 3; Auburn 2; Air Force 1; Temple 1.

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