Oklahoma is ranked No. 3 in the Coaches Poll behind No. 1 Alabama and No. Clemson.
This is the 19th time in the last 21 seasons that OU has been ranked eighth or higher in the annual preseason coaches’ poll.
Only Oklahoma (two) and Alabama got first-place votes in the poll. OU and three other Big 12 teams are in the Top 25. Iowa State is at No. 8 while Texas is ranked No. 19 and Oklahoma State is No. 22. TCU and West Virginia are among teams receiving votes.
The rest of the top 10 consists of No. 1 Alabama (63 first-place votes), No. 2 Clemson, No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Georgia, No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 8 Iowa State, No. 9 North Carolina and No. 10 Cincinnati.
The Oklahoma State football team has now been ranked in the preseason top 25 in the coaches poll in five of the past six and eight of the past 11 years. OSU has received votes in the preseason coaches’ poll each of the past 15 seasons.
2021 Preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll (Aug. 10)
- Alabama – 1621
- Clemson – 1508
- Oklahoma – 1481
- Ohio State – 1435
- Georgia – 1386
- Texas A&M – 1286
- Notre Dame – 1139
- Iowa State – 1131
- North Carolina – 999
- Cincinnati – 979
- Florida – 870
- Oregon – 842
- Louisiana State – 664
- Southern California – 655
- Wisconsin – 654
- Miami – 575
- Indiana – 573
- Iowa – 554
- Texas – 427
- Penn State – 422
- Washington – 404
- Oklahoma State – 216
- UL Lafayette – 153
- Coastal Carolina – 150
- Mississippi – 149
Some Other Votes: Texas Christian 48; Central Florida 29; Tulsa 6; Houston 5; West Virginia 4; Southern Methodist 4; Arkansas 3