University of Oklahoma Athletics

OU in the BCS

OU Football History & Tradition

For the duration of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), 1998 through 2013, Oklahoma was ranked more weeks at No. 1, in the Top 5, and in the Top 10 than any other program in college football. OU earned its first BCS national title in 2000 with an undefeated season and a victory against Florida State in the BCS national title game. The Sooners were also the only program in the nation to win all four major BCS bowls (Orange, Fiesta, Rose, and Sugar) and a national championship.

OU in the BCS
Weeks Ranked 100 (of 125 weekly standings) .800
Weeks Ranked No. 1 20 - No. 1 Nationally .160
Weeks Ranked in Top 5 48 - No. 1 Nationally .384
Weeks Ranked in Top 10 70 - No. 1 Nationally .560
Total BCS Bowl Games 9 - No. 2 Nationally
BCS National Championship Games 4 (2008, 2004, 2003, 2000)
Seasons Ranked 13 (of 16 seasons)
Seasons with No. 1 Ranking 6 (with at least one week at No. 1)
Longest Streak of Weeks Ranked 32 Weeks (2010-2013)

The grid below shows every week of the BCS standings and OU's ranking. The numbers along the top of the poll represent the week (BCS standings covered the final eight weeks of the season). A dash (-) represents that OU was not ranked in that week's edition while a blank means that there were no BCS standings.
OU in Weekly BCS Standings
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 F
BCS Bowl
2013
15
10
10
18
20
18
17
11
 Sugar Bowl
2012
9
8
12
12
12
13
11
11
2011
3
9
6
6
5
9
10
14
2010
1
9
8
16
14
13
9
7
 Fiesta Bowl
2009
-
-
24
-
-
-
-
-
2008
4
4
6
5
5
3
2
1
 BCS (National Championship)
2007
5
6
6
5
4
10
9
4
 Fiesta Bowl
2006
22
19
18
17
17
15
12
10
 Fiesta Bowl
2005
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2004
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
 Orange Bowl (National Championship)
2003
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
 Sugar Bowl (National Championship)
2002
1
1
1
4
4
3
7
7
 Rose Bowl
2001
1
2
3
3
3
9
11
11
2000
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
 Orange Bowl (National Championship)
1999
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1998
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Weeks Ranked No. 1 in BCS
1. Oklahoma 28
2. Alabama 16
3. Ohio State 15
USC 15
5. LSU 10
6. Florida State 9
7. Florida 7
Miami (Fla.) 7
9.Nebraska 5
Tennessee 5
Weeks Ranked Top 5 in BCS
1. Oklahoma 48
2. Alabama 45
3. Ohio State 40
4. Florida 39
5. USC 37
6. Texas 36
7. Florida State 33
8. Oregon 32
9. Miami (Fla.) 30
10. LSU 29
Weeks Ranked Top 10 in BCS
1. Oklahoma 72
2. Ohio State 68
3. Florida 61
4. Oregon 60
5. Texas 59
6. Alabama 54
7. LSU 53
USC 53
9. Miami (Fla.) 45
10. Georgia 42
BCS Bowl Games
1. Ohio State 10
2. Oklahoma 9
3. Florida State 8
4. Florida 7
USC 7
6. Alabama 6
Virginia Tech 6
8. LSU 5
Michigan 5
Oregon 5
Stanford 5
Wisconsin 5

OU Football Tradition