Preseason AP Poll Has OU No. 1

OU is ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press poll out today. Here are the full rankings (first-place votes in parentheses):

1. Oklahoma (36)
2. Alabama (17)
3. Oregon (4)
4. LSU (1)
5. Boise State (2)
6. Florida State
7. Stanford
8. Texas A&M
9. Oklahoma State
10. Nebraska
11. Wisconsin
12. South Carolina
13. Virginia Tech
14. TCU
15. Arkansas
16. Notre Dame
17. Michigan State
18. Ohio State
19. Georgia
20. Mississippi State
21. Missouri
22. Florida
23. Auburn
24. West Virginia
25. USC

A few notes from the AP:

• OU begins the season as the AP's top-ranked team "for the 10th time, more than any program in the country."
• At No. 6, OU's Sept. 17 opponent Florida State received its best preseason ranking "since starting the 2004 season at No. 5."
• Texas is not ranked in this preseason poll for the first time since 1998.