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University of Oklahoma Athletics
OU in the College Football Playoff
OU Football History & Tradition | Updated Jan. 25, 2020
The College Football Playoff (CFP) Committee ranks the top 25 programs to determine a four-team playoff at the end of the year. The CFP places the top teams in its "New Years Six" bowl games, two of which are national semifinals. It should be no surprise that OU has continued to play well throughout the CFP era, earning four playoff berths in the six years since its inception in 2014.
| OU in the College Football Playoff | |
|---|---|
| Total Playoff Appearances | 4 - T-No. 3 Nationally |
| Weeks Ranked | 40 (of 42 weeks) - No. 4 Nationally |
| Weeks Ranked in Top 5 | 12 - No. 6 Nationally |
| Weeks Ranked in Top 10 | 28 - No. 4 Nationally |
| Longest Streak of Weeks Ranked | 35 Weeks (2015-2020) |
The grid below shows every week of the CFP standings and OU's ranking. The numbers along the top represent the poll week. A dash (-) represents that OU was not ranked in that week's edition while a blank means that there were no CFP standings.
| OU in Weekly CFP Rankings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Bowl
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2020
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11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | Cotton Bowl (New Years Six) | |||||
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2019
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9
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10
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9
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7
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6
|
4
|
Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal) | ||||
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2018
|
7
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6
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6
|
6
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5
|
4
|
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal) | ||||
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2017
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5
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5
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4
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4
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3
|
2
|
Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) | ||||
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2016
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14
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11
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9
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8
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9
|
7
|
Sugar Bowl (New Years Six) | ||||
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2015
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15
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12
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7
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3
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3
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4
|
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal) | ||||
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2014
|
18
|
15
|
-
|
21
|
20
|
20
|
-
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| College Football Playoff Appearances | |
|---|---|
| 1. Alabama | 6 |
| Clemson | 6 |
| 3. Oklahoma | 4 |
| Ohio State | 4 |
| 5. Notre Dame | 2 |
| 6. Florida State | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| LSU | 1 |
| Michigan State | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Weeks Ranked in the CFP | |
|---|---|
| 1. Alabama | 42 |
| Clemson | 42 |
| Ohio State | 42 |
| 4. Oklahoma | 40 |
| 5. LSU | 33 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 32 |
| 7. Georgia | 30 |
| Utah | 30 |
| 9. Oklahoma State | 29 |
| 10. Florida | 28 |
| Wisconsin | 28 |
| Weeks Ranked in the Top 5 | |
|---|---|
| 1.Alabama | 39 |
| 2.Clemson | 35 |
| 3. Ohio State | 22 |
| 4. Notre Dame | 16 |
| 5. Georgia | 13 |
| 6. Oklahoma | 12 |
| 7. Michigan | 9 |
| 8. LSU | 8 |
| 9. Florida State | 7 |
| Oregon | 7 |
| Weeks Ranked in the Top 10 | |
|---|---|
| 1.Alabama | 40 |
| 2.Ohio State | 39 |
| 3.Clemson | 35 |
| 4. Oklahoma | 28 |
| 5. Georgia | 25 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 23 |
| 7. Penn State | 16 |
| 8. Wisconsin | 14 |
| 9. LSU | 13 |
| Michigan | 13 |
Sources: College Poll Archive
