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Oklahoma Sooners Lead Four Big 12 Teams Ranked in 2018 Preseason AP Poll

By Pete Mundo

Posted on August 20, 2018

The Associated Press announced its 2018 Preseason Poll for the upcoming season and it’s the Alabama Crimson Tide in the top spot for a third consecutive season. The Clemson Tigers are No. 2 followed by Georgia, Wisconsin and Ohio State.

The top Big 12 team in the rankings are the Oklahoma Sooners, who come in at No. 7. Other Big 12 teams ranked include the TCU Horned Frogs at No. 16, West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 17 and the Texas Longhorns getting love at No. 23.

Here is a complete look at the preseason rankings.

1		Alabama (42) SEC Record: 13-1	PV Rank 1 Points 1,505
2		Clemson (18) ACC Record: 12-2	4 1,476
3		Georgia SEC Record: 13-2	2 1,350
4		Wisconsin (1) Big Ten Record: 13-1	7 1,271
5		Ohio State Big Ten Record: 12-2	5 1,256
6		Washington Pac-12 Record: 10-3	16 1,215
7		Oklahoma Big 12 Record: 12-2	3 1,173
8		Miami (FL) ACC Record: 10-3	13 1,027
9		Auburn SEC Record: 10-4	10 1,013
10		Penn State Big Ten Record: 11-2	8 1,012
11		Michigan State Big Ten Record: 10-3	15 877
12		Notre Dame Division I FBS Independents Record: 10-3	11 804
13		Stanford Pac-12 Record: 9-5	20 778
14		Michigan Big Ten Record: 8-5	– 773
15		USC Pac-12 Record: 11-3	12 543
16		TCU Big 12 Record: 11-3	9 533
17		West Virginia Big 12 Record: 7-6	– 511
18		Mississippi State SEC Record: 9-4	19 450
19		Florida State ACC Record: 7-6	– 384
20		Virginia Tech ACC Record: 9-4	24 351
21		UCF The American Record: 13-0	6 312
22		Boise State Mountain West Record: 11-3	22 292
23		Texas Big 12 Record: 7-6	– 216
24		Oregon Pac-12 Record: 7-6	– 148
25		LSU SEC Record: 9-4	18 106