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Poll Report: Oklahoma Drops in AP Poll, Picks Up First-Place Vote in Coaches Poll

The Sooners had the weekend off as multiple ranked contests played out across the country on Saturday.
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Poll Report: Oklahoma Drops in AP Poll, Picks Up First-Place Vote in Coaches Poll
Poll Report: Oklahoma Drops in AP Poll, Picks Up First-Place Vote in Coaches Poll

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It’s hard to “win” the bye week, but Oklahoma appears to have managed that feet over the weekend.

Fresh off OU’s 34-30 win over Texas in the Cotton Bowl, it seemed like everyone wanted a piece of the Sooners.

Quarterback Dillon Gabriel joined ESPN for a midweek interview, and linebacker Danny Stutsman linked up with the Pat McAfee Show to recap the win and promote Stutsman’s new t-shirt line.

Come Saturday, Brent Venables’ team sat idle while multiple ranked matchups waged across the country.

As a result, Oklahoma didn’t move too much in either the AP Poll or the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The Sooners stayed put at No. 7 in the Coaches Poll, while Washington’s 36-33 win over Oregon vaulted the Huskies over OU, dropping Oklahoma to No. 6 in the AP Poll.

OU did receive a first-place vote in this week's coaches poll.

Only undefeated teams remain above Oklahoma, with unbeaten Penn State also looming one spot behind the Sooners.

Saturday night couldn’t have been much better for OU fans, as Notre Dame’s 48-20 demolition of USC dropped the Trojans eight spots to 18th in the latest AP Poll.

Texas moved up one spot, now ninth, ahead of Oregon, rounding out the Big 12’s representation in the AP Poll after Kansas lost in Stillwater on Saturday.

Up next, the Sooners return to Big 12 play against the UCF Knights at 11 a.m. on Saturday. 

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RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is co-publisher at Sooners On SI and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. 

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