Final AP Poll

[snp]

1 LSU (60) 12-2 1620 2
2 Georgia (3) 11-2 1515 4
3 Southern Cal (1)11-2 1500 6
4 Missouri 12-2 1347 7
5 Ohio St. 11-2 1346 1
6 West Virginia 11-2 1342 11
7 Kansas (1) 12-1 1303 8
8 Oklahoma 11-3 1139 3
9 Virginia Tech 11-3 1096 5
10 Boston College 11-3 962 14
10 Texas 10-3 962 17
12 Tennessee 10-4 904 16
13 Florida 9-4 685 9
14 BYU 11-2 654 19
15 Auburn 9-4 648 22
16 Arizona St. 10-3 587 12
17 Cincinnati 10-3 566 20
18 Michigan 9-4 508 NR
19 Hawaii 12-1 460 10
20 Illinois 9-4 443 13
21 Clemson 9-4 353 15
22 Texas Tech 9-4 308 NR
23 Oregon 9-4 253 NR
24 Wisconsin 9-4 202 18
25 Oregon St. 9-4 110 NR

Others receiving votes: Virginia 66, Penn St. 61, Kentucky 57, Wake Forest 53, Boise St. 25, Arkansas 13, Utah 9, Mississippi St. 7, Appalachian St. 5, South Florida 5, Tulsa 4, Connecticut 3, Air Force 2, Rutgers 2.

[KantoSooner]

That, in my opinion, is a gift to us. The way we played in the bowl, I'm surprised we are in the top ten.

[hOlden caUlfield...]

Wow. Not bad.

[CORNholio]

7th for Kansas is a joke. 5 or 4 atleast. The only team in the top 25 with 1 loss. (shut up hawaii.)

Florida should have fallen much further too.

[CORNholio]

Georgia number 2? Why? Because they got to play an abberation in their bowl? They proved nothing. USC, WVa, Kansas deserve number 2 way more.

[Lipton Tea Bags]

Four teams in the top 10 from the Big 12.

And why is Michigan rated lower than Florida?

[MrJimBeam]

4 teams in the top 10 ='s best conference in football.

I think.

[birddog]

ku needs to be higher than that.

[pott_2]

All things considered..... A top 10 finished, Big 12 Championship, and wins over okie lite and tejas is a great season.

[misplaced_sooner]

Four teams in the top 10 from the Big 12.

And why is Michigan rated lower than Florida?

B/c Michigan wasn't rated at all when the game took place.

Good year for the Big 12, we are the only team that didn't win our bowl game from the Big 12(top 25).

Andrew

[OULenexaman]

so after 2 thumpings the AP writers still think Mizzery is 4 spots better.....:rolleyes:.....and how can 60 1st place votes go to CSO....

fixed....

[Newbomb Turk]

so after 2 thumpings the AP writers still think Mizzery is 4 spots better.

what have you done for me lately...

just like Georgia and Kansas. Neither even played in their conference championship game, but get first place votes.

[OULenexaman]

I wonder who gave Kansas that 1st place vote?? Had to have been someone from the KC Star...

[sanantoniosooner]

Georgia number 2? Why? Because they got to play an abberation in their bowl? They proved nothing. USC, WVa, Kansas deserve number 2 way more.
yeah........we get it. You don't think anybody proved anything this season;)

[sanantoniosooner]

so after 2 thumpings the AP writers still think Mizzery is 4 spots better.....:rolleyes:.....and how can 60 1st place votes go to LSU....
It's a body of work vote.

MU deserves to be ranked higher IMO based on the entire season. Our good is better than their good. But our bad stinks to high heaven. Theirs.....not so much.

[sooneron]

I think WVa got jobbed. I think Mizzery should be around 6th. My ten-
1. lsu
2. usc
3. uga
4. tosu
5. Wva (they did was mizz could not)
6. Mizz
7. KU
8. OU
9. texas
10. Va teck

[Lott's Bandana]

Next year:

(4) Top 25 teams

[jeepdad]

It's worth noting that only 5 votes separated 4th from 6th place. Mizzou could have easily ended up sixth.

[soonerlaw]

If you would have told me at the beginning of the season that we would win the Big 12 and that two teams from the Big12 North would finish ahead of us, I would have thought you drank too much kool-aid.

[sanantoniosooner]

If you would have told me that we'd give up 224 yards and 3 TDs during a 6 play stretch in our bowl game I would have entered my 12 step program BEFORE the game.

[cccasooner2]

1 LSU (60) 12-2 1620 2
2 Georgia (3) 11-2 1515 4
3 Southern Cal (1)11-2 1500 6
4 Missouri 12-2 1347 7
5 Ohio St. 11-2 1346 1
6 West Virginia 11-2 1342 11
7 Kansas (1) 12-1 1303 8
8 Oklahoma 11-3 1139 3
9 Virginia Tech 11-3 1096 5
10 Boston College 11-3 962 14
10 Texas 10-3 962 17
12 Tennessee 10-4 904 16
13 Florida 9-4 685 9
14 BYU 11-2 654 19
15 Auburn 9-4 648 22
16 Arizona St. 10-3 587 12
17 Cincinnati 10-3 566 20
18 Michigan 9-4 508 NR
19 Hawaii 12-1 460 10
20 Illinois 9-4 443 13
21 Clemson 9-4 353 15
22 Texas Tech 9-4 308 NR
23 Oregon 9-4 253 NR
24 Wisconsin 9-4 202 18
25 Oregon St. 9-4 110 NR

Others receiving votes: Virginia 66, Penn St. 61, Kentucky 57, Wake Forest 53, Boise St. 25, Arkansas 13, Utah 9, Mississippi St. 7, Appalachian St. 5, South Florida 5, Tulsa 4, Connecticut 3, Air Force 2, Rutgers 2.

Why is Tulsa in bold? Is it meant to help the visualy impared?

[sanantoniosooner]

Why is Tulsa in bold? Is it meant to help the visualy impared?
It obviously doesn't help the mentally impaired.

[sooneron]

Why is Tulsa in bold? Is it meant to help the visualy impared?
Cuz they have HILLS and TREES!!!!!

[OUmillenium]

1) LSU
2) USC
3) WVU - They finished awesomely and 1 of their losses was without QB, the other was a great game at South Florida.
4) KU
5)...who cares about the rest

Still surprised a bit that we finished as high as 8. Would not rank Mizzou over us even though, like others said, their losses are better than ours. We beat them twice.

Ohio St? Weak schedule was proven.

[stoopified]

Missouri AHEAD of OU because their losses are better?What about wins?We beat the Tigers twice in games that were not close and we beat #10 UT.Missou has a win over KU and a win over UNRANKED Arkansas,while we lost to Top 10 WV.

[Civicus_Sooner]

Cuz they have HILLS and TREES!!!!!And are sophisticated and stuff...

[Rock Hard Corn Frog]

Missouri AHEAD of OU because their losses are better?What about wins?We beat the Tigers twice in games that were not close and we beat #10 UT.Missou has a win over KU and a win over UNRANKED Arkansas,while we lost to Top 10 WV.


While I think we definitely should be ranked higher than MU I would prefer to be the Big 12 champs even losing a bowl game over not being the conference champs while winning the bowl game with only one exception...the situation in 2003.

5 years from now you will have the National Champ (LSU) and the conference Champs (OU). No one is going to really care too much who is 4th and who is 8th in the final poll.

[fadada1]

i count 4 big12 teams in the top 10 - 5 in the top 22.

i also count 5 sec teams in the top 25, with only 2 in the top 10 (yeah, they're #1 and #2).

wow, the big12 totally sucks.

[texas bandman]

KU got scr*wed:mad:

[snp]

Why is Tulsa in bold? Is it meant to help the visualy impared?

Teams OU played or in the same conference. WVU should've been bolded also, don't know how I missed that.

[85sooners]

ku can whip ***!

[Redgiant2]

KU indeed took it in the rump on that one. It'll be interesting to see the KU-OU game next year.

[Echoes]

Everyone who is wondering why Mizzou is ahead of us needs to take a step back and think.

Polls are based on the what have you did for me lately mentality. Always have been, always will be. Everyone knows this. You know this.

We got absolutely and completely embarassed in all aspects of the game against WV. Mizzou dominated a SEC team who beat LSU, has the best player in the country, and who the media generally thinks is a good team, even if they are not ranked.

Is it really a mystery as to why they are ahead of us? I think not.

[Newbomb Turk]

unless you're #1 does it really matter?

[tulsaoilerfan]

It's a body of work vote.

MU deserves to be ranked higher IMO based on the entire season. Our good is better than their good. But our bad stinks to high heaven. Theirs.....not so much.
I agree

[cvsooner]

Everyone who is wondering why Mizzou is ahead of us needs to take a step back and think.

Polls are based on the what have you did for me lately mentality. Always have been, always will be. Everyone knows this. You know this.

We got absolutely and completely embarassed in all aspects of the game against WV. Mizzou dominated a SEC team who beat LSU, has the best player in the country, and who the media generally thinks is a good team, even if they are not ranked.

Is it really a mystery as to why they are ahead of us? I think not.

And, in practical terms, they have two losses. We have three.

[birddog]

If you would have told me that we'd give up 224 yards and 3 TDs during a 6 play stretch in our bowl game I would have entered my 12 step program BEFORE the game.

you could extend that to 9 plays- 364 yards.

[SoonerLB]

As far as I'm concerned, if Mizery is going to be rated ahead of OU, then Kansas should be rated ahead of of Mizery! ;) Just call it poll logic! :D