NORMAN — OU is No. 5 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, and OSU came in at No. 15 in the initial poll released Monday.
It's the fifth consecutive season the Sooners are ranked in the top five in the preseason poll. OU has finished in the top 10 in five consecutive years. Last season, the Sooners finished No. 7.
For the Cowboys, it's the first preseason ranking since 2017, when OSU started No. 10. That was also the last time the Cowboys finished in the rankings, at No. 14.
Clemson is No. 1 in the poll, followed by Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia.