NORMAN — For the 26th consecutive season, the Oklahoma football team is ranked in the Associated Press preseason top 25. The AP released its preseason poll Monday morning and OU is ranked No. 18.
The Sooners, entering their fourth season under head coach Brent Venables, garnered 463 points in the poll. Oklahoma’s streak of 26 appearances in the preseason AP Top 25 is the second-longest current string behind Ohio State (37). It also represents the 67th time that Oklahoma has appeared in the preseason AP poll, second most behind the Buckeyes (72 times). OU’s all-time average preseason AP rank is 7.07, best in the nation (Alabama is second at 7.10).
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