Oklahoma went on the road to face a team many folks figured was a top-10 (or better) team in the preseason.
Oklahoma won by 10.
SEE RELATED:Unsurprisingly, in a results-based ranking system (or mostly results-based, since some teams have yet to face a legitimate test so early in the season), that vaults the Sooners to No. 1.
| No. Team |
W-L | LW | Resume |
| 1. Oklahoma |
2-0 | 5 | * Florida State (A), Tulsa (H) |
| 2. Louisiana State |
3-0 | 1 | * Oregon (N), Mississippi St. (A) |
| 3. Boise State |
2-0 | 2 | * Georgia (N), Toledo (A) |
| 4. Alabama |
3-0 | 3 | * Penn St. (A), Kent St. (H), N. Texas (H) |
| 5. South Carolina |
3-0 | 4 | * Georgia (A), Navy (H), E. Carolina (N) |
| 6. Nebraska |
3-0 | 11 | * Washington (H), Fresno State (H) |
| 7. South Florida |
3-0 | 6 | * Notre Dame (A), Ball State (H) |
| 8. Oklahoma St. |
3-0 | 8 | * Arizona (H), Tulsa (A) |
| 9. Stanford |
3-0 | 12 | * Arizona (A), Duke (A), San Jose St. (H) |
| 10. Wisconsin |
3-0 | 7 | * Oregon St. (H), N. Illinois (N), UNLV (H) |
| 11. Virginia Tech |
3-0 | 10 | * East Carolina (A), Arkansas State (H) |
| 12. Clemson |
3-0 | NR | * Auburn (H), Troy (H) |
| 13. Texas A&M |
2-0 | 9 | * SMU (H), Idaho (H) |
| 14. Baylor |
2-0 | 16 | * TCU (H) |
| 15. Michigan |
3-0 | 17 | * ND (H), W. Mich. (H), E. Mich. (H) |
| 16. Southern Cal |
3-0 | 18 | * Utah (H), Syracuse (H), Minnesota (H) |
| 17. Florida State |
2-1 | 13 | * UL Monroe (H); L: Oklahoma (H) |
| 18. Arkansas |
3-0 | 14 | * Troy (H), New Mexico (H) |
| 19. Oregon |
2-1 | 19 | * Nevada (H); L: LSU (N) |
| 20. West Virginia |
3-0 | 26 | * Maryland (A), Marshall (H) |
| 21. Florida |
3-0 | 24 | * Tennessee (H), UAB (H), Fla. Atlantic (H) |
| 22. Texas |
3-0 | 21 | * BYU (H), UCLA (A), Rice (H) |
| 23. Illinois |
3-0 | NR |
* Arizona State (H), Arkansas State (H) |
| 24. TCU |
2-1 | 28 |
* Air Force (A), ULM (H); L: Baylor (A) |
| 25. Auburn |
2-1 | 15 | * Miss. St. (H), Utah St. (H); L: Clemson (A) |
| 26. Arizona State |
2-1 | 20 | * Missouri (OT-H); L: Illinois (A) |
| 27. North Carolina |
3-0 | NR |
* Rutgers (H), Virginia (H) |
| 28. Georgia Tech |
3-0 | NR | * Kansas (H), Middle Tennessee (A) |
| 29. Florida Int’l |
3-0 | NR | * UCF (H), Louisville (A), North Texas (H) |
| 30. Iowa State |
3-0 | NR | * Iowa (OT-H), UConn (A) |
FELL OUT: No. 22 Maryland (1-1), No. 23 Tennessee (2-1), No. 25 Ohio State (2-1), No. 27 Michigan State (2-1), No. 29 Mississippi State (1-2), No. 30 Missouri (2-1)
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