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Sooners fall 11 spots in AP football rankings to No. 19

Miami's Brandon Harris (1) celebrates after Miami recovered an Oklahoma third-quarter fumble on the 11-yard line during NCAA college football action Saturday in Miami. J PAT CARTER/AP Photo
 
By MIKE STRAIN World Sports Editor
Published: 10/4/2009  1:09 PM
Last Modified: 10/4/2009  2:14 PM


Sports Editor Mike Strain’s blog: How far should OU fall in the top 25? Why did Boise State – Tulsa's next foe – drop one spot to No. 6 after a win? Look at his top vote this week in the AP poll.


The Oklahoma Sooners' moves up and down the college football rankings continued Sunday with a big fall.

Oklahoma dropped 11 places and is ranked No. 19 in the latest Associated Press football poll, which was released today.

The Sooners fell from a ranking of No. 8 after a 21-20 road loss to Miami, Fla., on Saturday night. Miami is ranked No. 11 this week.

Oklahoma is the only top 25 team with two losses.

It's the second time this season the Sooners (2-2) have fallen at least 10 positions in the rankings. OU was ranked No. 3 in the preseason but fell to No. 13 after a 14-13 loss to BYU in the season opener. The Sooners had climbed back to No. 8 -- and back into the early season national-title discussion -- after dominating wins over Tulsa and Idaho State.

OU plays Baylor at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Norman. The game will be televised by ABC (KTUL-8).

Oklahoma State (3-1), which was off Saturday, is ranked No. 15. The Cowboys play their first road game of the season this week, against Texas A&M at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

The top three four teams remain the same in the Associated Press rankings
-- Florida is No. 1, Texas is No. 2, Alabama is No. 3 and LSU is No. 4.

This week features two major showdowns in the SEC, which has six teams in the rankings this week -- Florida, Alabama, LSU, Auburn (No. 17), Mississippi (20) and South Carolina (25).

Florida is on the road at LSU, while Alabama travels to Mississippi. Both games are Saturday.

AP POLL

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Florida (54) 4-0 1,486 1

2. Texas (1) 4-0 1,416 2

3. Alabama (5) 5-0 1,404 3

4. LSU 5-0 1,290 4

5. Virginia Tech 4-1 1,200 6

6. Boise St. 5-0 1,185 5

7. Southern Cal 4-1 1,108 7

8. Cincinnati 5-0 1,004 10

9. Ohio St. 4-1 994 9

10. TCU 4-0 940 11

11. Miami 3-1 931 17

12. Iowa 5-0 823 13

13. Oregon 4-1 676 16

14. Penn St. 4-1 564 15

15. Oklahoma St. 3-1 563 14

16. Kansas 4-0 513 18

17. Auburn 5-0 428 —

18. BYU 4-1 403 20

19. Oklahoma 2-2 370 8

20. Mississippi 3-1 357 21

21. Nebraska 3-1 333 23

22. Georgia Tech 4-1 311 25

23. South Florida 5-0 238 —

24. Missouri 4-0 215 —

25. South Carolina 4-1 200 —

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 157, Houston 142, Georgia 115, Stanford 50, Utah 31, Michigan 25, Boston College 12, Notre Dame 9, Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2, West Virginia 2.

USA Today Top 25 Poll

The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 3, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th and previous ranking:

Record Pts Rk

1. Florida (57);4-0;1,473;1

2. Texas (1);4-0;1,408;2

3. Alabama (1);5-0;1,366;3

4. LSU;5-0;1,273;4

5. Virginia Tech;4-1;1,141;6

6. Boise State;5-0;1,133;5

7. Southern California;4-1;1,123;7

8. Ohio State;4-1;1,072;9

9. TCU;4-0;965;10

10. Cincinnati;5-0;937;11

11. Miami (Fla.);3-1;750;t21

12. Penn State;4-1;713;13

13. Oklahoma State;3-1;702;12

14. Iowa;5-0;655;17

15. Kansas;4-0;616;16

16. Mississippi;3-1;460;18

17. Oregon;4-1;433;25

18. Missouri;4-0;386;23

19. Auburn;5-0;369;NR

20. Brigham Young;4-1;353;t21

21. Oklahoma;2-2;346;8

22. Nebraska;3-1;329;24

23. Georgia Tech;4-1;278;NR

24. South Florida;5-0;220;NR

25. Wisconsin;5-0;156;NR

Others receiving votes: Georgia 148; South Carolina 128; Notre Dame 57; Houston 52; Stanford 43; Michigan 33; Utah 31; Boston College 15; Pittsburgh 6; Arizona 2; Arkansas 1; Central Michigan 1; West Virginia 1.
By MIKE STRAIN World Sports Editor

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007, Tulsa (10/4/2009 1:15:19 PM)
Yep, and Stoops is still laughing all the way to the bank!
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Daniel Day Simpson, Edmond (10/4/2009 1:22:55 PM)
I said the same thing last night 007. He has a guaranteed salary+bonus+Nike+Athletic Assn. package. I think O.U. needs humbling events like this now and then. The deal is that Texas took a lot of notes and it could be a literal massacre this year. Stoops needs to look at changing up just about everything.
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smokeythebear, Tulsa (10/4/2009 1:23:01 PM)
They should have dropped out of the polls.
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Dad, Up North (10/4/2009 1:40:05 PM)
OUch.............
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Cali Style, Tulsa (10/4/2009 1:40:38 PM)
Don't ever try to tell me about east coast bias again. There is no way this team should be ranked.
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edelweiss, Tulsa (10/4/2009 1:43:47 PM)
They don't deserve to be in the top 30!
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bshaw72, Sand Springs (10/4/2009 2:30:48 PM)
smoky and edelweiss, why do they deserve to drop out of the polls? OU has lost to 2 ranked teams away from home. It's not like OU is at 9 or 10...they're at 19. All I know is that all the OSU people will shut up when they get whooped in November. At least OU had a tough non-conference schedule...OSU's toughest team was UGA who really isn't that good. And Houston just lost to UTEP...so how good was that loss?
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GARFIELD, TULSA (10/4/2009 3:05:55 PM)
Let's face it:OU dooesn't have the horses this year. But--it wouldn't stun me if they didn't whoop up on the Longhorns. Now, that UTEP win over Houston was a SHOCKER!!
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Dobrescu, Tulsa, OK (10/4/2009 3:24:56 PM)
Just pee poor coaching! Couldn't believe some of those plays? It was all a running game and Miami knew it and was ready for every play.

A climb up from #19 will be a tough road. Best of luck.
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smokeythebear, Tulsa (10/4/2009 4:09:32 PM)
With the loss to the Longhorns these bums will be out of the news. I am sure that Sooner fans will have an excuse for that lose just like the rest of them.
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crimson forever, (10/4/2009 4:10:16 PM)
At least the losses are to ranked teams on the road and each loss by one point. Granted, OU did not play its game and didn't deserve to win. The offense is just AWFUL, Landry played well.
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FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (10/4/2009 4:11:55 PM)
Smokeythebear, you survived bear season!. Better din up early next year.

Oh I know, my Sooner are no more. Do you think OSU and OU can trade coaches?
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parksport, (10/4/2009 4:29:01 PM)
Good for them.
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smokeythebear, Tulsa (10/4/2009 4:55:52 PM)
Why would anyone want Gundy? Barb is better then Gundy...but thats not saying much.
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Carlos, Tulsa (10/4/2009 5:08:07 PM)
Sorry OU fans. Time to take down your OU flags from your car windows and pack them up. Wait, you did that after their first game. My bad.
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Vern, Spiro (10/4/2009 5:23:05 PM)
Now we know what Okie St. fans feel like year after year.
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concernedOKIE, Tulsa (10/4/2009 5:34:19 PM)
Good one Vern. I guess OU has sunk into a team of mediocrity this year. Just the level OSU fans STRIVE for every year. BOOMER -----
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Shadow Knows, Tucson (10/4/2009 6:42:41 PM)
Guess that's what happens when you schedule a JC team like Idaho State! Miami played realteams and it showed! Claim Jumper U should try Montana State and Sac State to pad their schedule in 2010! Goooooooo 'Canes-at least one 'Cane team kicked the butts of Outlaw U!
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hootie, Tulsa (10/4/2009 6:43:00 PM)
See what happens when you quit paying players, give them cars and free gas!! You come down to the same level as the rest of the NCAA.
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Ryanoceros, Tulsa (10/4/2009 8:16:29 PM)
Quite a flip of the teams I'd say.
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FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (10/4/2009 8:18:35 PM)
THE WEEK THE STATE STOOD STILL
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grannygo, Stilwell (10/4/2009 9:09:15 PM)
Still lovin the Sooners. They have a lot of football left. I won't desert them. But I will say they need to work on the penalties; so needless and in crucial areas.
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osupokes, (10/4/2009 9:12:05 PM)
To all of you BOOMERS, OSU is ahead of you in the polls, SUCK IT!!!!!
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FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (10/4/2009 9:14:09 PM)
It's hard to watch a team lose that you know is just 1 click away from having the potential of being another great OU team.

I knew there would be problems when Bradford and Gresshom were injured.
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osupokes, (10/4/2009 9:18:54 PM)
You can add Kansas, Nebraska and OSU to OU's loss list. 5-7.
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