OU #5 in the Coaches Poll

[colleyvillesooner]

RT @nicoleauerbach: USA TODAY coaches poll: 1. LSU 2. OK St. 3. Bama 4. Ore 5. Okla 6. Ark 7. Va Tech 8. Clemson 9. Stanford 10. Houston

From USA Today sports reporter in twitter.

[JLEW1818]

1. LSU (59) 10-0 1,475 1
2. Oklahoma State 10-0 1,410 3
3. Alabama 9-1 1,340 4
4. Oregon 9-1 1,300 6
5. Oklahoma 8-1 1,228 7
6. Arkansas 9-1 1,170 8
7. Virginia Tech 9-1 1,045 9
8. Clemson 9-1 1,042 10
9. Stanford 9-1 1,024 2
10. Houston 10-0 927 11
11. Boise State 8-1 831 5
12. Michigan State 8-2 791 13
13. Wisconsin 8-2 745 14
14. South Carolina 8-2 727 15
15. Georgia 8-2 698 16
16. Nebraska 8-2 615 17
17. Kansas State 8-2 501 22
18. Michigan 8-2 477 21
19. TCU 8-2 392 24
20. Southern Mississippi 9-1 386 23
21. Penn State 8-2 361 12
22. Florida State 7-3 189 NR
23. (tie) Georgia Tech 7-3 87 19
23. (tie) West Virginia 7-3 87 NR
25. Notre Dame 7-3 86 NR

[JLEW1818]

glad Arky stayed behind us. Wow, they could actually win the SEC West LOL

Man... if Arky beats LSU, and we beat the pokes. BCS might blow up.

[ATX Sooner]

Something is wrong. Where is Taxas? ahahahahahah!

[SoonerMarkVA]

glad Arky stayed behind us. Wow, they could actually win the SEC West LOL

Man... if Arky beats LSU, and we beat the pokes. BCS might blow up.

That's what I started thinking about last night. We want LSU to stay undefeated as I think that gives us the definite inside track for that 2nd spot. If Arky wins, W(ho)TF knows what's going to happen.

[soonercastor]

No surprise there

[stoopified]

good stuff

[OU_Sooners75]

Oregon plays and beats an overrated Stanford team and they jump that far?

Okay...Ill give them that. But OU better be able to jump 3 spots if they beat OSU!

Hell, after beating every ranked team so far this year, OU has dropped votes!

[JLEW1818]

Oregon was already ahead of OU. they simply jumped boise and stanford b/c they both lost.

[hawaii 5-0]

Florida State is now the highest ranked 3 loss team.

5-0

[OU_Sooners75]

Oregon is no better than Stanford..yeah they beat them, but the only great team that Oregon has really played, they lost too!

Stanford was getting a pass thanks to their preseason ranking and the man love Luck was getting. They played absolutely no one until Oregon.

Oregon is a bottom Tier 1 team...no better than that! They get the luxury of playing in one of the worst BCS AQ conferences!

OU would blast Oregon!

[3rdgensooner]

Stanford's loss looks better than ours.

[Lott's Bandana]

Ball St
Tulsa
Florida State
Kansas State

Keep on winning.

[hs4725]

Yeah, and that's my struggle. If you just look at one loss team's out there we fail in comparison to who we lost to and where.. At the end if day that is what is going to kill us ( providing we are a one loss team in the end )

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

OU would blast Oregon!

Not if the officials had anything to say about it.

[OU_Sooners75]

Stanford's loss looks better than ours.


A 23 point loss at home never looks better than a 3 point loss at home...no matter who the opponents are that beat the teams.

[OU_Sooners75]

Yeah, and that's my struggle. If you just look at one loss team's out there we fail in comparison to who we lost to and where.. At the end if day that is what is going to kill us ( providing we are a one loss team in the end )

Everyone is looking at one game...not the entire body of work.

Yes, OU lost to a pathetic TTU team.

But (if OU wins out) OU has also gotten 5 wins over Top 25 teams on the road (KSU, Texas, FSU, Baylor, and OSU).

All the toughest games for OU have been on the road this year.

I think that is more than enough to cancel out the brainfart loss to Tech.

[rekamrettuB]

Stanford's loss looks better than ours.

Which Stanford win looks better than a lot of OU's? USC in OT?

[BoulderSooner79]

Oregon is no better than Stanford..yeah they beat them, but the only great team that Oregon has really played, they lost too!

!

I have to disagree with that one. They proved they were better pretty convincingly last night. That was no fluke.

[SoonerofAlabama]

Ap rankings?

[meoveryouxinfinity]

Ap rankings?
http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings

AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 LSU (60) 10-0 1500
2 Oklahoma State 10-0 1432
3 Alabama 9-1 1380
4 Oregon 9-1 1326
5 Oklahoma 8-1 1230
6 Arkansas 9-1 1217
7 Clemson 9-1 1075
8 Stanford 9-1 1071
9 Virginia Tech 9-1 1000
10 Boise State 8-1 880
11 Houston 10-0 867
12 Michigan State 8-2 767
13 Georgia 8-2 756
14 South Carolina 8-2 706
15 Wisconsin 8-2 676
16 Kansas State 8-2 629
17 Nebraska 8-2 583
18 USC 8-2 564
19 TCU 8-2 402
20 Michigan 8-2 381
21 Penn State 8-2 320
22 Southern Miss 9-1 250
23 Florida State 7-3 107
24 Notre Dame 7-3 93
25 Baylor 6-3 68
Dropped from rankings: Georgia Tech 20, Texas 21, Cincinnati 23, Auburn 24
Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 66, West Virginia 47, Virginia 26, Cincinnati 24, Tulsa 22, Texas 11, Auburn 10, Arizona State 7, Washington 6, Georgia Southern 1

[Boomer.....]

Harris poll has the same top 6 as the other two.

[IronHorseSooner]

Well, this will be interesting. Remember, 'Bama's SOS took big hits PSU's & FLA's losses. This is why I think that Oregon passes them, and our gap with them will close with us passing them next week if we beat BU. Meanwhile, 'Bama plays GA Southern.

[3rdgensooner]

Everyone is looking at one game...not the entire body of work.

Yes, OU lost to a pathetic TTU team.

But (if OU wins out) OU has also gotten 5 wins over Top 25 teams on the road (KSU, Texas, FSU, Baylor, and OSU).

All the toughest games for OU have been on the road this year.

I think that is more than enough to cancel out the brainfart loss to Tech.


Which Stanford win looks better than a lot of OU's? USC in OT?

Points well taken...

[goingoneight]

The Tech game was proven to be the biggest embarrassment of the Stoops era ever since it happened.

[kevpks]

The Tech game was proven to be the biggest embarrassment of the Stoops era ever since it happened.

...and hopefully it will be a footnoote to our 8th national title.

[TXBOOMER]

When we beat stoolwater we will be ranked #2! Suck it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Iam4OUru]

If I were an unbiased voter, there is no way I would aid in letting OU play for a national title....not after watching Texas Tech play. I know these things happen, but, it is totally inexcuseable.

[Serge Ibaka]

If I were an unbiased voter, there is no way I would aid in letting OU play for a national title....not after watching Texas Tech play. I know these things happen, but, it is totally inexcuseable.

I agree. If we get into the #2 spot, it will only be because the computers love us (and to the chagrin of the entire voting pool).

The Tech loss is horrendous, and voters will put us behind almost any 1-loss team from the PAC or SEC unless we totally destroy the remainder of our schedule.

[MyT Oklahoma]

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...."

Thanks for the update.

[kevpks]

I'm interested in how the BCS will shake out on the 7:15 ratings show on ESPN. Does anyone else watch it on mute? I only care about the rankings. I couldn't care less what the ESPN analysts have to say.

[Iam4OUru]

I'm interested in how the BCS will shake out on the 7:15 ratings show on ESPN. Does anyone else watch it on mute? I only care about the rankings. I couldn't care less what the ESPN analysts have to say.

I have "mute" programmed into all of ESPN's broadcasts....even games.

[soonervegas]

Well if you havent heard OU is not even in their discussion for a bid to the game......it's either Oregon or Bama....

We are absolutely done with these guys having a forum.

[kevpks]

Yeah they could at least mention OU as the team who would put Oregon or Bama there by knocking off OSU. You would think the team that knocks off number two and only has one loss might be worth a mention.

[kevpks]

F Oregon. Their key wins are crap. #4 and #14? OU would have 3 top 10 wins if we beat OSU.

[marfacowboy]

I'm interested in how the BCS will shake out on the 7:15 ratings show on ESPN. Does anyone else watch it on mute? I only care about the rankings. I couldn't care less what the ESPN analysts have to say.

Looks like the Sooners are #5 there, as well.

[jumperstop]

I'm interested in how the BCS will shake out on the 7:15 ratings show on ESPN. Does anyone else watch it on mute? I only care about the rankings. I couldn't care less what the ESPN analysts have to say.

Looks like the Sooners are #5 there, as well.
Not a bad spot, already getting some championship game love.

[ocsooner]

Ap rankings?

And why do we care about them?