For hopefully the final time of the season, we are looking at where the Oklahoma Sooners fell in a certain publication’s weekly rankings after their Cheez-it Bowl loss to Florida State.
This time, it’s The Athletic’s turn. These rankings are done each week by Chris Vannini and, to no surprise, the Sooners have fallen quite far from where they started in the rankings back in August.
After starting the year at No. 10, the Sooners landed at No. 47 after their bowl game defeat. On the bright side, it could be much worse for OU. There are multiple Big 12 teams behind them in the rankings, and after all the transfer portal additions and departures, it’s going to be a very different team in 2023.
Up top, the rankings are as one would expect. The reigning national champion Georgia Bulldogs are No. 1, TCU is No. 2, Michigan is No. 3, and Ohio State is No. 4.
The Big 12 shaped up about as you’d expect, with TCU and Kansas State leading the way and West Virginia and Iowa State bringing up the year.
So let’s take a look at each and every team in the Big 12 and where they will finish the 2022 season in The Athletic’s rankings (subscription required).