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AP poll: OSU climbs to No. 10, OU falls out

Jacob Unruh
by Jacob Unruh
Published: Sun, October 4, 2020 2:16 PM Updated: Sun, October 4, 2020 2:23 PM

For the first time since 2017, Oklahoma State is in the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll.

And Oklahoma, following a second straight loss, is no longer ranked.

The Cowboys jumped seven spots in the poll to No. 10 following a 47-7 rout of Kansas to improve to 3-0 on the season entering a bye week. OSU was last in the top 10 in Week 12 of the 2017 season.

Tulsa’s upset of then-ranked No. 11 UCF late Saturday also boosted OSU’s resume. OSU beat Tulsa 16-7 to open the season.

OSU is the highest-ranked Big 12 team. Texas is No. 22 and Iowa State is No. 24.

Kansas State, OU and West Virginia also received votes.

OU had been ranked in the top 10 in 29 straight polls before losing to Kansas State eight days ago. They had not been ranked as low as No. 18 — last week’s ranking — since Oct. 10, 2016. 

But Iowa State’s 37-30 upset caused the Sooners to tumble even more. OU faces rival Texas in the annual Red River Showdown on Saturday in Dallas.

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Oct 3, 2020; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys defensive end Trace Ford (94) looks down at Kansas Jayhawks punter Kyle Thompson (80) after a punt during the first half at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 3, 2020; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys defensive end Trace Ford (94) looks down at Kansas Jayhawks punter Kyle Thompson (80) after a punt during the first half at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Oklahoma running back Seth McGowan (1) runs from Iowa State linebacker O'Rien Vance, left, during the first half an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Jacob Unruh

Jacob Unruh is a graduate of Northeastern State University. He was born in Cherokee and raised near Vera where he attended Caney Valley High School.During his tenure at NSU, Unruh wrote for The Northeastern (NSU's student newspaper), the... Read more ›

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