Oklahoma claims the nation's best offense and the 87th ranked defense.
After weighing both factors - and Oklahoma's 62-52 win over Oklahoma State at Bedlam -- the College Football Playoff Committee decided to keep the Sooners at No. 5 for the second week in Tuesday's rankings. Oklahoma is behind No. 4 Clemson, and just ahead of No. 6 TCU, who it hosts Saturday in Norman.
Among the CFP contenders, only Wisconsin may be more polarizing nationally than the Sooners. As he did on ESPN, CFP selection committee chairman Kirby Hocutt detoured around a question on a conference call about how the committee views Oklahoma's defense.