The 129 Oklahoma football team has the dubious distinction this week of becoming the biggest player in week two of the 2023 College Football Playoff RankingsAnd not in a good way.
The Sooners fell from No. 9 to No. 17 this week following their 27-24 loss to Oklahoma State in Bedlam. OU is sixth among the two-loss team, behind Kansas and OSU in the CFP rankings.
The No. 17 ranking matches Oklahoma’s ranking in this week’s Associated Press poll, where the Sooners were No. 6 just two weeks ago.
The top eight teams in the Week 2 playoff rankings remain unchanged with Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan and Florida State, in that order, occupying the top four playoff spots and with undefeated Washington and Oregon, Texas and Alabama with a loss are hiding in positions. five to eight.
There’s the expected chaos for November’s championship month in the rankings, but in the second half of the top 25. There was a glimmer of good news for OU fans in this week’s playoff rankings . Lincoln Riley’s USC Trojans fell down the rankings and former Sooner defensive coordinator Alex Grinch was finally shown the door.
Oklahoma State catapulted seven spots, from 23 to 15, making the biggest jump in this week’s rankings. Kansas moved up five spots, to 16th, this week after escaping with a road win at Iowa State.
LSU and Notre Dame, both ranked in the top 10 to start the season, suffered a similar fate to the Sooners, falling back in the playoff rankings after weekend losses to Alabama and Clemson, respectively.
Oklahoma hopes to return to winning ways this weekend with a home game against West Virginia (6-3, 4-2). It’s kickoff Saturday at 6 p.m. at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
