If Oklahoma Is Pre-Season #1

[SoonerofAlabama]

then it won't be the first time.

1956: 10-0 (6-0)
Final Ranking: #1

1957: 10-1 (6-0)
Final Ranking: #4
W-Orange Bowl

1974: 11-0 (7-0)
Final Ranking: #1
*NCAA Violations caused them to not be national champions.

1975: 11-1 (6-1)
Final Ranking: #1
W-Orange Bowl

1977: 10-2 (7-0)
Final Ranking: #7
L-Orange Bowl

1985: 11-1 (7-0)
Final Ranking: #1
W-Orange Bowl

1986: 11-1 (7-0)
Final Ranking: #3
W-Orange Bowl

1987: 11-1 (7-0)
Final Ranking: #3
L-Orange Bowl

2003: 12-2 (8-0)
Final Ranking: #3
L-Sugar Bowl

The worst a pre-season #1 has finished in twenty-five years is #16 by Penn State. 15% of all pre-season number one's have gone on to win national title since 1950. The average finish since 1950 for pre-season number ones is 5.

[soonervegas]

So according to OU's historical production:

Finishing #1 - 44%
Finishing Top 5 - 88%
Finishing Top 10 - 100%

If OU gets it done this year they are a coin flip on finishing #1 when ranked preseason #1.

[Memtig14]

Not bad odds

[SteelClip49]

I have already posted this before...twice. No reason to mess with it again.

[goingoneight]

I'll settle for us not having some weird-*** problem this year.

Like last year, not knowing that you actually have to stop the run and play four quarters to win on the road.

Or the year before, when an all-time record for sure of injuries derailed our season.

Or the year before that, when we couldn't play special teams to save our lives.

Or the year before that, where we played like shat on the road.