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Cowboys Climb in Rankings After Homecoming Takeout of Texas

October 23, 2022
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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State only missed one week in the top 10 of the major college football polls after the double overtime 43-40 loss to unbeaten TCU. The Homecoming win over Texas in comeback fashion 41-34 propelled the Pokes back into the top 10 in both the Associated Press and the AFCA/USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

Oklahoma State rose to No. 9 from No. 11 in both polls. The Cowboys are 6-1 now on the season and they are 3-1 in Big 12 Conference play. Oklahoma State is also now bolw eligible for the 17th consecutive season. 

Oklahoma State outgained Texas 535-yards to 523-yards in the game and had an incredible zero penalties for no lost yards. The Cowboys won the turnover battle 3-2 and Spencer Sanders threw for 391-yards and rushed for 43-yards and accounted for two touchdowns. Sanders now ties Joe Burrow, the former LSU quarterback as the only quarterbacks with 12 wins as a starter over A.P. Top 25 teams in their career.

Associated Press Poll Record Points USA TODAY Coaches Poll Record Points
1. Georgia (31) 7-0 1530 1. Georgia (43) 7-0 1550
2. Ohio State (18) 7-0 1513 2. Ohio State (17) 7-0 1516
3. Tennessee (13) 7-0 1476 3. Tennessee (2) 7-0 1424
4. Michigan 7-0 1382 4. Michigan (1) 7-0 1407
5. Clemson 8-0 1318 5. Clemson  8-0 1325
6. Alabama 7-1 1262 6. Alabama 7-1 1264
7. TCU 7-0 1213 7. TCU 7-0 1184
8. Oregon  6-1 1114 8. Oregon 6-1 1125
9. Oklahoma State 6-1 1064 9. Oklahoma State 6-1 1031
10. USC 6-1 927 10. Wake Forest 6-1 949
10. Wake Forest 6-1 927 11. USC  6-1 941
12. UCLA  6-1 803 12. Mississippi 7-1 816
13. Penn State 6-1 783 13. Penn State 6-1 789
14. Utah 5-2 766 14. Utah 5-2 782
15. Mississippi 7-1 744 15. UCLA 6-1 744
16. Syracuse 6-1 626 16. Syracuse 6-1 554
17. Illinois 6-1 508 17. Kentucky 5-2 473
18. LSU  6-2 502 18. Illinois 6-1 469
19. Kentucky 5-2 429 19. Cincinnati 6-1 441
20. Cincinnati 6-1 386 20. LSU 6-2 350
21. North Carolina 6-1 278 21. North Carolina 6-1 347
22. Kansas State 5-2 272 22. Kansas State 5-2 261
23. Tulane 7-1 243 23. North Carolina State 5-2 259
24. North Carlina State 5-2 169 24. Tulane 7-1 206
25. South Carolina 5-2 113 25. Soouth Carolina 5-2 87
Others:  Texas  5-3 38

Others: Texas

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Oklahoma State now prepares to play No. 22 Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan. next Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in a game to be televided by FOX Sports. 

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Cowboys Climb in Rankings After Homecoming Takeout of Texas

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4:19p, 10/23/22
Good chance Spencer could move that 12 wins over top-25 teams to 13 next week, and to as much as 15 in the following weeks. Very impressive.
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7:34a, 10/24/22
hmmm... down to 3 ranked teams in the B12, with KState dropping out next week.

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In reply to CaliforniaCowboy • 10:36a, 10/24/22
CaliforniaCowboy said:
hmmm... down to 3 ranked teams in the B12, with KState dropping out next week.



He'll have at minimum chances to beat ranked KSU, ranked team in B12 CCG and a ranked team in bowl game. If OU goes on a roll, they may be ranked by week 12.
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In reply to GumbyFromPokeyLand • 10:50a, 10/24/22
GumbyFromPokeyLand said:
CaliforniaCowboy said:
hmmm... down to 3 ranked teams in the B12, with KState dropping out next week.



He'll have at minimum chances to beat ranked KSU, ranked team in B12 CCG and a ranked team in bowl game. If OU goes on a roll, they may be ranked by week 12.
I'm not interested in statistical anomalies like that, my comment was more akin to the possibility of no B12 teams in the playoff unless TCU wins out, and that would still be a maybe.

by comparison the SEC has 7 ranked teams. The conference may have parity, but it's looking more like parity in mediocrity, unless something changes.

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In reply to CaliforniaCowboy • 10:58a, 10/24/22
Now you're sounding like every national (dufus) on the radio or tv. There has only been 1 1-loss P5 conference champion miss the playoffs. There has been zero undefeated P5 conference champions miss the playoffs. We're in reasonably good shape for the CFP if we go undefeated the rest of the way. TCU is a lock if they go 13-0.
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In reply to GumbyFromPokeyLand • 9:27a, 10/25/22
GumbyFromPokeyLand said:
Now you're sounding like every national (dufus) on the radio or tv. There has only been 1 1-loss P5 conference champion miss the playoffs. There has been zero undefeated P5 conference champions miss the playoffs. We're in reasonably good shape for the CFP if we go undefeated the rest of the way. TCU is a lock if they go 13-0.
actually, conference champions Baylor was 11-1 in the first playoff and missed out, and Ohio State was 21-1 in 2018 and missed out.

and there have never been 4 undefeated P5 teams in the playoff......

long way to go yet.... the first poll will be interesting. (e.g., Oregon is ranked between us and TCU in the voters polls)
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