Oklahoma Sooners included in preseason AP Top 25 for 26th consecutive season
It's the 26th consecutive season that the Sooners have been ranked inside the top 25, and it is the second-longest streak in the nation behind the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The Texas Longhorns are the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation heading into the season after they were voted No. 1 in the coaches poll as well. Penn State earned the No. 2 spot in front of Big Ten rival and defending national champion Ohio State, which was voted the No. 2 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll.
Rounding out the top five are the No. 4 Clemson Tigers, the prohibitive favorite in the ACC, and the back-to-back defending SEC champion Georgia Bulldogs at No. 5.
The Sooners will play five teams ranked in front of them in the preseason AP Top 25. No. 1 Texas, No. 8 Alabama, No. 9 LSU, No. 13 South Carolina, and No. 14 Michigan. Oklahoma also faces top 25 teams, No. 21 Ole Miss and No. 24 Tennessee.
Oklahoma comes into the season with something to prove after finishing 6-7 in 2024 with an offense that ranked No. 97 in the nation. But Brent Venables and general manager Jim Nagy have rebuilt the offensive side of the ball for new offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle. Led by transfer portal additions, quarterback John Mateer and running back Jaydn Ott, the Sooners have a chance to completely rewrite the narrative surrounding the program in 2025.
Here's a look at the full preseason AP Top 25 for the 2025 Season.
More: SEC teams ranked by number of US LBM Coaches Poll opponents
Preseason AP Top 25
Others Receiving Votes
BYU, Utah, Baylor, Louisville, USC, Georgia Tech, Missouri, Tulane, Nebraska, UNLV, Toledo, Auburn, James Madison, Memphis, Florida State, Duke, Liberty, Navy, Iowa, TCU, Pittsburgh, Army, Colorado, Louisiana-Lafayette
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