Cowboys Climb in Weekly Polls After Second Open Week in a Row

Oklahoma State football rose in both of the updated weekly polls for the second-straight week despite having a second open week in a row

STILLWATER -- After a couple of top-10 upsets on Saturday, Oklahoma State rose in the both of the updated weekly polls despite not playing due to a second-straight open week.

No. 5 North Carolina fell to unranked Florida State 31-28 and dropped to No. 13 in the rankings and No. 3 Georgia lost to No. 2 Alabama 41-24, but they only dropped one spot to No. 4.

The Cowboys climbed one spot up to No, 6 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll.

Associated Press

1. Clemson 5-0 (1)
2. Alabama 4-0 (2)
3. Notre Dame 4-0 (4)
4. Georgia 3-1 (3)
5. Ohio State 0-0 (5)
6. Oklahoma State 3-0 (7)
7. Texas A&M 3-1 (11)
8. Penn State 0-0 (9)
9. Cincinnati 3-0 (8)
10. Florida 2-1 (10)
11. Miami 4-1 (13)
12. BYU 5-0 (14)
13. Oregon 0-0 (12)
14. North Carolina 3-1 (5)
15. (14) Wisconsin 0-0 (16)
16. SMU 5-0 (17)
17. Iowa State 3-1 (20)
18. Michigan 0-0 (19)
19. Virginia Tech 3-1 (23)
20. Kansas State 3-1 (22)
21. Minnesota 0-0 (24)
22. Marshall 4-0 (NR)
23. North Carolina State 4-1 (NR)
24. USC 0-0 (25)
25. Coastal Carolina 4-0 (NR)

Coaches Poll

1. Clemson 5-0 (1)
2. Alabama 4-0 (2)
3. Notre Dame 4-0 (4)
4. Georgia 3-1 (3)
5. Ohio State 0-0 (5)
6. Oklahoma State 3-0 (7)
7. Penn State 0-0 (8)
8. Florida 2-1 (9)
9. Texas A&M 3-1 (11)
10. Cincinnati 3-0 (10)
11. Miami 4-1 (12)
12. (11) BYU 5-0 (13)
13. North Carolina 3-1 (6)
14. Wisconsin 0-0 (15)
15. Oregon 0-0 (16)
16. SMU 5-0 (18)
17. Michigan 0-0 (19)
18. Iowa State 3-1 (20)
19. Kansas State 3-1 (22)
20. Virginia Tech 3-1 (23)
21. Minnesota 0-0 (25)
22. North Carolina State 4-1 (NR)
23. USC 0-0 (24)
24. Coastal Carolina 4-0 (NR)
25. Marshall 4-0 (NR)

This is the second-straight open week for Oklahoma State as Baylor had to put all football activities on hold last week after several players and coaching staff members tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second time Baylor has had to cancel or postpone a game due to an outbreak within the football program.

In a rather controversial move, Baylor elected to still hold their Homecoming celebration and hosted what looked like hundreds of students for a pep rally on the field in McLane Stadium.

#BaylorHomecoming 🐻🎇 pic.twitter.com/Wz01LoYfbL

— Baylor Football (@BUFootball) October 17, 2020

As for Oklahoma State, this is the second game they've had postponed this season due to an opponent outbreak. Mike Gundy and Co. have done a great job up until this point keeping the team and staff safe and testing negative each week.

The game against Baylor has been rescheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12.

The 3-0 No. 6 ranked Cowboys will face No. 17/18 Iowa State in Stillwater this coming Saturday, Oct. 24 for a 2:30 p.m. kick on FOX.