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Where is Oklahoma in the Polls After Loss to Michigan?

The Sooners dropped in both the coaches and Associated Press polls following the loss.
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Oklahoma defensive back Reggie Powers III pursues Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood in the first half at The Big House.
Oklahoma defensive back Reggie Powers III pursues Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood in the first half at The Big House. | Carson Field / Sooners on SI

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Oklahoma's loss to Michigan on Saturday was costly for the Sooners in the polls.

OU barely hung on to a spot in The Associated Press poll, checking in at No. 24 on Sunday after the 17-10 loss.

The Sooners, who were No. 11 going into the game, are the last of nine SEC teams in the top 25.

Texas rose to No. 1 after its win over Ohio State on Saturday. Georgia is at No. 2, LSU at No. 7, followed by Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Alabama in the next three spots.

Tennessee is at No. 15, and Missouri at No. 20.

Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi State, and Auburn received votes.

Oklahoma's ranking is its lowest since being unranked for the final 10 polls of the 2024 season.

The Sooners never dropped lower than No. 18 last season.

Michigan, which dropped from No. 16 to out of the polls after a tight win over Western Michigan to open the season, reentered the poll at No. 19.

In the coaches' poll, the Sooners (1-1) dropped from No. 10 to No. 21. The top seven in that poll is identical to the AP poll.

Notre Dame comes in at No. 3, followed by Indiana, Miami, and Ohio State before LSU.

Michigan is also No. 19 in that poll.

New Mexico, the Sooners' opponent this week, received votes in the coaches' poll.

The Lobos are 2-0, with wins over Central Michigan and Mercyhurst.

After playing New Mexico, the Sooners take on No. 2 Georgia on the road and top-ranked Texas in Dallas.

The final three games of Oklahoma's schedule are against teams currently ranked as well. Kentucky is the only team remaining on the Sooners' schedule that currently has a loss.

Though the Sooners outgained the Wolverines 289-263, including 174-75 in the second half, Michigan used a late touchdown to come away with the win.

After Oklahoma came back from a 10-0 deficit to tie the game early in the fourth quarter, and the defense forced a punt on the next drive to put the ball back in the hands of the Sooners' offense, John Mateer threw an interception that gave the Wolverines the ball at the OU 6.

Michigan scored two plays later to regain the lead, and Oklahoma could not produce points on their last three drives.

Mateer was just 1-for-8 passing to end the game after completing nine consecutive passes before that.

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Ryan Aber
RYAN ABER

Ryan Aber has been covering Oklahoma football for more than a decade continuously and since 1999 overall. Ryan was the OU beat writer for The Oklahoman from 2013-2025, covering the transition from Bob Stoops to Lincoln Riley to Brent Venables. He covered OU men's basketball's run to the Final Four in 2016 and numerous national championships for the Sooners' women's gymnastics and softball programs. Prior to taking on the Sooners beat, Ryan covered high schools, the Oklahoma City RedHawks and Oklahoma City Barons for the newspaper from 2006-13. He spent two seasons covering Arkansas football for the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas before returning to his hometown of Oklahoma City. Ryan also worked at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the Muskogee Phoenix. At the Phoenix, he covered OU's national championship run in 2000. Ryan is a graduate of Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah.

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