Week 5 AP Poll: Oklahoma State, Baylor Join Oklahoma in Top 25
The Big 12 Conference has three teams ranked in the Top 25 again this week, but it’s two different teams joining the Oklahoma Sooners this week. The Oklahoma State Cowboys enter the Top 25 at No. 19 after beating Kansas State on Saturday at home to improve to 4-0 on the season. And the other new Big 12 team in the Top 25 is the Baylor Bears, who handled the Iowa State Cyclones 31-29 in Waco on Saturday, and also improved to 4-0. Baylor came in at No. 21 this week.
As for the Sooners, they dropped two spots from No. 4 to No. 6 with their 16-13 win over West Virginia in Norman.
Here’s a look at the full rankings.
| SCHOOL | RECORD |
|---|---|
| 1. Alabama (58) | 4-0 |
| 2. Georgia (4) | 4-0 |
| 3. Oregon | 3-0 |
| 4. Penn State | 4-0 |
| 5. Iowa | 4-0 |
| 6. Oklahoma | 4-0 |
| 7. Cincinnati | 3-0 |
| 8. Arkansas | 4-0 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 4-0 |
| 10. Florida | 3-1 |
| 11. Ohio State | 3-1 |
| 12. Ole Miss | 3-0 |
| 13. BYU | 4-0 |
| 14. Michigan | 4-0 |
| 15. Texas A&M | 3-1 |
| 16. Coastal Carolina | 4-0 |
| 17. Michigan State | 4-0 |
| 18. Fresno State | 4-1 |
| 19. Oklahoma State | 4-0 |
| 20. UCLA | 3-1 |
| 21. Baylor | 4-0 |
| 22. Auburn | 3-1 |
| 23. NC State | 3-1 |
| 24. Wake Forest | 4-0 |
| 25. Clemson | 2-2 |
This week Iowa State and Kansas State dropped out of the Top 25. The Cyclones started the season in the Top 10, but after a 2-2 September are no longer ranked. Kansas State had just entered the Top 25 at No. 25 last week after beating Nevada, but are once again out of the rankings.
As for teams receiving votes, Texas is just outside of the Top 25, while Iowa State and Kansas State also still received votes this week.
