Oklahoma finished its regular season where it started: No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. The Sooners (12-0) remained the unanimous pick for the top spot in the rankings following a 56-25 victory over Texas Tech. Oklahoma received
Oklahoma finished its regular season where it started: No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll.
The Sooners (12-0) remained the unanimous pick for the top spot in the rankings following a 56-25 victory over Texas Tech. Oklahoma received all 65 first-place votes in balloting by the panel of sports writers and broadcasters Sunday.
Southern California remained second this week, followed by LSU, Michigan and Georgia. The Wolverines moved up a spot after beating then-No. 4 Ohio State 35-21 Saturday. The defending national champion Buckeyes fell to eighth.
Oklahoma received the maximum 1,625 points, beating out USC, which had 1,558.
Texas, Tennessee, Ohio State, Florida State and Miami round out the Top 10.
The USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll had the same top six teams as the AP.
Florida leads off the second 10, followed by Purdue, Iowa, Kansas State, Miami of Ohio, Washington State, Mississippi, Boise State, TCU and Pittsburgh.
No teams dropped out of the poll this week. TCU had the biggest fall, dropping from 10th to 19th following its first loss of the season, 40-28 to Southern Mississippi on Thursday night.
