As it was in the latest USA TODAY AFCA Coaches poll, the no. 6 Oklahoma Sooners found a team leaping them in the Poll. While they didn’t fall in this week’s version of the AP Top 25 Poll, they did get jumped by a team coming up to fill in the top five for Oregon after their loss to Stanford.
The Cincinnati Bearcats, after their win over Notre Dame, continued to make their case for a place in the College Football Playoff. It was a significant win and obviously spoke to voters as they jumped the Sooners and joined the top five.
Last week, it was Penn State and Iowa that jumped the Sooners in the AP Top 25 Poll. Now the Sooners are possibly looking at an uphill battle to make it into the top four of the College Football Playoff rankings when they’re first released or even the final rankings in December.
Oklahoma may be 5-0, but their four wins against the FBS have only managed an average point differential of 5.25 points per game. That margin of victory is undoubtedly sitting at the forefront of the minds of voters.
The Sooners have a huge test this week with the Texas Longhorns next on the docket, and style points certainly won’t be the focus.
The good news for the Sooners is that Iowa and Penn State will play next weekend, and Alabama and Georgia could eventually meet up down the road, which could open the door for the Sooners if they can continue their winning ways in 2021.
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