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The Oklahoma Sooners are trending in the right direction after a 21 point win on Saturday night. The Sooners climbed to No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll after a huge performance from true freshman quarterback Caleb Williams.
Williams, making his first start threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another 66 yards and a score as the Sooners won comfortably over an FBS opponent for the first time in 2021.
Oklahoma’s No. 2 ranking, represents the highest they’ve been in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll this season. After falling to No. 5 just a few weeks ago, wins over the Texas Longhorns and the TCU Horned Frogs have the Sooners back in the coaches’ good graces.
Georgia maintains its stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll. The top five includes No. 3 Cincinnati, No. 4 Alabama, and No. 5 Ohio State.
Oklahoma is joined in the Poll by fellow Big 12 bunkmates, the Oklahoma State Cowboys at No. 9 and the Baylor Bears at No. 20. Oklahoma State overcame a 14 point first-half deficit to knock of the Texas Longhorns in Austin. Baylor picked up a big non-conference win over previously ranked BYU.
A look at the full coaches poll after this week’s slate of games.
Full USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Georgia | 6-0 | 1,624 (64) | – |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 7-0 | 1,508 | +1 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 1,497 | +1 |
| 4 | Alabama | 6-1 | 1,446 | +1 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 5-1 | 1,305 | +1 |
| 6 | Michigan | 6-0 | 1,299 | +1 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 7-0 | 1,158 | +2 |
| 8 | Penn State | 5-1 | 1,134 | – |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 6-0 | 1,093 | +3 |
| 10 | Oregon | 5-1 | 1,048 | – |
| 11 | Iowa | 6-1 | 1,031 | -9 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 5-1 | 826 | +2 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 5-1 | 816 | – |
| 14 | Kentucky | 6-1 | 763 | -3 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 6-0 | 696 | +1 |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | 6-0 | 675 | -1 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 580 | +1 |
| 18 | NC State | 5-1 | 528 | +3 |
| 19 | SMU | 6-0 | 399 | +4 |
| 20 | Baylor | 6-1 | 369 | +7 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 6-0 | 334 | +3 |
| 22 | Auburn | 5-2 | 315 | +4 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 5-1 | 192 | +6 |
| 24 | Clemson | 4-2 | 146 | +1 |
| 25 | UT-San Antonio | 7-0 | 96 | +5 |
Dropped from the rankings:
No. 17 Florida; No. 19 Arkansas; No. 20 Brigham Young; No. 22 Arizona State
Others receiving votes:
Iowa State 38; Utah 35; Arkansas 31; Florida 23; Brigham Young 23; Air Force 20; UL Lafayette 18; Arizona State 18; Purdue 16; Houston 11; Virginia 6; Texas 4; Louisiana State 2; Fresno State 1.
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