Oklahoma has been voted as the No. 6 team in the nation by the preseason Coaches Poll.

OU has been ranked in the top eight or higher 19 times in the last 21 years.

The poll has Oklahoma State at No. 16, Texas at No. 14 and Iowa State at No. 25. Baylor, TCU and Kansas State also got votes.

The poll is No. 1 Clemson, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Georgia, No. 5 LSU, No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 7 Penn State, No. 8 Florida, No. 9 Oregon, No. 10 Notre Dame, No. 11 Auburn, No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 13 Texas A&M, No 14 Texas, No. 15 Michigan, No. 16 OSU, No. 17 USC, No. 18 Minnesota, No. 19 North Carolina, No. 20 Utah, No. 21 UCF, No. 22 Cincinnati, No. 23 Iowa, No. 24 Virginia Tech and No. 25 Iowa State.

Oklahoma was the preseason pick to win the Big 12 Conference and had a league-high five players on the 2020 Preseason All-Big 12 Team. OSU was picked to finish second.