After coming in third in the USA TODAY AFCA Coaches’ Poll last week, the Oklahoma Sooners poll second in the Associated Press’ preseason Top 25 Poll.
The Sooners come in behind the Alabama Crimson Tide who received 47 of the possible 63 first-place votes. Oklahoma had the second-most six place votes, tied with Clemson, who came in third in the poll behind the Crimson Tide and the Tigers.
The Big 12 had just three teams represented in the poll with Iowa State coming in at seventh and Texas at number 21. Oklahoma State and TCU both received votes in the AP Top 25 poll.
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alabama | 1,548 (47) |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 1,462 (6) |
| 3 | Clemson | 1,447 (6) |
| 4 | Ohio State | 1,393 (1) |
| 5 | Georgia | 1,364 (3) |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 1,223 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1,160 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1,014 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 1,009 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 999 |
| 11 | Oregon | 968 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 743 |
| 13 | Florida | 728 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 663 |
| 15 | USC | 660 |
| 16 | LSU | 631 |
| 17 | Indiana | 549 |
| 18 | Iowa | 513 |
| 19 | Penn State | 456 |
| 20 | Washington | 449 |
| 21 | Texas | 350 |
| 22 | Coastal Carolina | 232 |
| 23 | Lousiana-Lafayette | 208 |
| 24 | Utah | 176 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 125 |
Others receiving votes:
Oklahoma State 107, Ole Miss 106, TCU 40, Liberty 36, Auburn 32, North Carolina State 14, Michigan 12, Northwestern 8, Boise State 7, Nevada 7, Brigham Young 6, Ball State 6, Houston 5, Boston College 5, UCF 5, West Virginia 3, UAB 2, Army 2, UCLA 2
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