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Sooners No. 5 in Latest Polls

Sooners No. 5 in Latest Polls

September 04, 2012 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma is ranked No. 5 in both the latest AP Poll and Coaches Poll released Tuesday morning. The Sooners dropped one spot from preseason No. 4 after a 24-7 win on the road in El Paso against UTEP.
 
Six of the remaining 11 opponents on OU's schedule are ranked including No. 9/8 West Virginia, No. 17/15 Texas, No. 18/16 Oklahoma State, No. 20/17 TCU, No. 21/20 Kansas State and No. 22 Notre Dame.
 
This marks the 382nd week that OU has been ranked in the Top 5 of the AP Poll, more weeks than any other team since the service began in 1936. In fact, Oklahoma is the most illustrious program in the poll's history with the most weeks at No. 1 (101), in the Top 2 (199) and in the Top 10 (533).
 
Oklahoma hosts Florida A&M on Saturday at 6 p.m. in the home opener at Owen Field for the Sooners. Visit Sooner Gameday Central for complete information for fans attending the game and for fans following the Sooners around the world.
 
The OU-Florida A&M game is available as a Fox pay-ver-view broadcast.
 
 
 AP Poll
 Rk  Team (first-place)
Rec
Pts
LW
1.
  Alabama (45)
1-0
1481
2
2.
  USC (11)
1-0
1435
1
3.
  LSU (4)
1-0
1382
3
4.
  Oregon
1-0
1295
5
5.
  Oklahoma
1-0
1170
4
6.
  Florida State
1-0
1135
7
7.
  Georgia
1-0
1083
6
8.
  Arkansas
1-0
992
10
9.
  South Carolina
1-0
980
9
9.
  West Virginia
1-0
980
11
11.
  Michigan State
1-0
915
13
12.
  Clemson
1-0
788
14
13.
  Wisconsin
1-0
664
12
14.
  Ohio State
1-0
634
18
15.
  Virginia Tech
1-0
604
16
16.
  Nebraska
1-0
603
17
17.
  Texas
1-0
584
15
18.
  Oklahoma State
1-0
558
19
19.
  Michigan
0-1
446
8
20.
  TCU
0-0
355
20
21.
  Kansas State
1-0
339
22
22.
  Notre Dame
1-0
198
-
23.
  Louisville
1-0
190
25
24.
  Florida
1-0
145
23
25.
  Stanford
1-0
131
21
 
Others receiving votes:
Boise State 79, Tennessee 73, BYU 63, North Carolina 48, Baylor 38, Utah 34, Washington 15, Georgia Tech 14, Ohio 10, Texas State 10, Missouri 7, Texas A&M 5, South Florida 5, UCF 4, Mississippi State 3, Auburn 3, Cincinnati 2		  
 Coaches Poll
 Rk  Team (first-place)
Rec
Pts
LW
1.
  Alabama (37)
1-0
1447
2
2.
  USC (14)
1-0
1398
3
3.
  LSU (7)
1-0
1375
1
4.
  Oregon (1)
1-0
1286
5
5.
  Oklahoma
1-0
1171
4
6.
  Florida State
1-0
1144
7
7.
  Georgia
1-0
1092
6
8.
  West Virginia
1-0
1032
11
9.
  South Carolina
1-0
943
9
9.
  Arkansas
1-0
929
10
11.
  Michigan State
1-0
868
13
12.
  Clemson
1-0
826
14
13.
  Wisconsin
1-0
719
12
14.
  Nebraska
1-0
652
16
15.
  Texas
1-0
600
15
16.
  Oklahoma State
1-0
595
19
17.
  TCU
0-0
479
17
18.
  Virginia Tech
1-0
476
20
19.
  Michigan
0-1
427
8
20.
  Kansas State
1-0
414
21
21.
  Stanford
1-0
324
18
22.
  Notre Dame
1-0
252
24
23.
  Florida
1-0
204
23
24.
  Louisville
1-0
109
-
25.
  Boise State
0-1
82
22
 
Others receiving votes:
Washington 55; BYU 41; Baylor 39; Tennessee 29; Utah 20; Auburn 18; Georgia Tech 16; Missouri 16; Texas A&M 13; South Florida 12; Central Florida 11; Ohio 11; Cincinnati 10; Mississippi State 10; Virginia 7; Arizona 6; Louisiana Tech 6; Nevada 5; Vanderbilt 3; Northwestern 1; Rutgers 1; Texas Tech 1.

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