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Oklahoma State Football

Cowboys Survive Topsy-Turvy Saturday to Climb in Weekly Polls

September 8, 2024
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(This story was originated by Oklahoma State University Athletic Media Relations and was contributed to by Pokes Report publisher Robert Allen.)

STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team climbed three spots in both the AP Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Poll this week to sit at No. 13 and No. 14, respectively. Amazing, but the action on Saturday featuring upsets like Northern Illinois over No. 5 Notre Dame and Iowa losing at home to Iowa State as well as Georgia Tech losing on the road to Syracuse allowed Oklahoma State to win in a crazy fashion and basically survive and advance.

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Ollie Gordon II scores the winning touchdown in overtime.

With Sunday’s announcement, Oklahoma State has now reached the top 15 of the Associated Press poll in 15 of the past 17 seasons. It also marks OSU’s highest placement in the poll since October 23, 2022, when it was ranked ninth.

The Cowboys are one of five Big 12 teams represented in this week’s polls, closely surrounded by Utah (12/10), Kansas State (14/15), Arizona (20/18) and Iowa State (21/23). Kansas, BYU, UCF and TCU all received votes in both sets of polls as well.

On Saturday, Oklahoma State improved to 2-0 for the eighth season in a row following a 39-31 victory over Arkansas in double overtime. Trailing 21-7 at halftime, the Cowboys overcame a deficit of 14+ points for the third time in their past six games.

Oklahoma State closes non-conference play next Saturday with a short trip to Tulsa, which is set for 11 a.m. on ESPN2.

 

Ranking USA TODAY/AFCA Coaches (1st place votes/record) Points Associated Press (1st place votes/record) Points
1. Georgia (50/2-0) 1346 Georgia (54-2-0) 1566
2. Ohio State (3/2-0) 1281 Texas (4/2-0) 1492
3. Texas (1/2-0) 1259 Ohio State (5/2-0) 1476
4. Alabama (2-0) 1157 Alabama (2-0) 1331
5. Mississippi (2-0) 1136 Mississippi (2-0) 1323
6. Oregon (2-0) 987 Missouri (2-0) 1125
7. Penn State (2-0) 956 Tennessee (2-0) 1107
8. Missouri (2-0) 955 Penn State (2-0) 1090
9. Tennessee (2-0) 930 Oregon (2-0) 1077
10. Utah (2-0) 871 Miami (Fla.) (2-0) 1073
11. USC (2-0) 803 USC (2-0) 1022
12. Miami (Fla.) (2-0) 798 Utah (2-0) 734
13. Oklahoma (2-0) 700 Oklahoma State (2-0) 734
14. Oklahoma State (2-0) 588 Kansas State (2-0) 702
15. Kansas State (2-0) 578 Oklahoma (2-0) 672
16. Michigan (1-1)  501 LSU (1-1) 621
17. LSU (1-1) 410 Michigan (2-0) 1-1
18. Arizona (2-0) 399 Notre Dame (1-1) 427
19. Notre Dame (1-1) 388 Louisville (2-0) 383
20. Clemson (1-1) 326 Arizona (2-0) 381
21. Louisville (2-0) 288 Iowa State (2-0) 309
22. Washington (2-0) 176 Clemson (1-1) 292
23. Iowa State (2-0) 157 Nebraska (2-0) 142
24. Nebraska (2-0) 91 Boston College (2-0) 116
25. Memphis (2-0) 85 Northern Illinois (2-0) 114

Receiving

Votes - Big 12

Kansas (14), UCF (12), TCU (6), BYU (2), Arizona State (1)   Kansas (22), BYU (2), TCU (1), UCF (1)  

 

 
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