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2026 Preseason Oklahoma Sooners Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
Charlemagne42 6 A disappointing early loss to Georgia sparks a rally, and the back half of the schedule turns out to not have more Georgia on it. Until it does. Oklahoma loses to Georgia in the SEC title game, in overtime. They'll face West Virginia - or maybe a very lucky G6 champ - in the first round, then Oregon in the second. Atop the mountain waits Georgia.
Corporal_Hicks 6
12panther 7
CptCheese 7
dabul-master 7
malowry0124 7
plannedsickdays 7
RiffRamBahZoo 7
ThaCarter 7
_fastball 8
arbadak 8
Cars-and-Coffee 8
Conn3er 8
dukemetoo 8
grey_pilgrim_ 8
HideNZeke 8
IceColdDrPepper_Here 8
jrluhn 8
Lex_Ludorum 8
MahjongDaily 8
monkeymatt1836 8
PSUMediaPA 8
Pure_Protein_Machine 8
skuhlke 8 (10-2)
SteemieRayVaughn 8
TolkienFan71 8
WarEagle9 8
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 9
ALStark69 9 +1
BananaBouquet 9
bretticus733 9
brucewaynewins 9
ch1l1_ch33s3 9
ChaseTheFalcon 9
Chipsahoy523 9
daredassdude 9
djowen68 9
douchebagjack 9
Dropbackandpunt 9
elnino550 9 Their defence won them the majority of their games last season, and I expect it to be elite again. The front 7 will be very disruptive, and they have the experience in the secondary to create turnovers.
More on the offense with a healthy Mateer and they should challenge for the SEC.
GeauxTri 9
HelioOne 9
JeromesNiece 9
Jerrywelfare 9
jrich960608 9
jthomas694 9
JustAManAndHisLaptop 9
JustinMSU21 9
mcdsmaster8824 9
one98d 9
PeteyNice 9
SCsprinter13 9
seaotter2 9
TaylorLeprechaun 9
texas2089 9
the_neverdoctor 9
udderlymoovelous 9
vanburen1845 9
Blooblod 10
BosskOnASegway 10 1745.9 [+3.3] (#17 -> #10) ↑
Buckeyes2010 10
CambodianDrywall 10
Ch-i-ef 10
chillmagic420 10
COLU_BUS 10
cyberchaox 10
dschinghiskhan 10
halldaylong 10
Jay_Dubbbs 10
jonstark19 10
Justanother_0 10 Oklahoma's defense will without a doubt be a top 3 unit in the country, but if the offense flounders again then their ceiling is yet another first round playoff exit.
Laschoni 10
Longvols 10
lowes18 10 Oklahoma is elite where it matters, on the lines of scrimmage. I am not high on Mateer, but I believe Oklahoma has enough around him to be serviceable on offense with some emerging young talent at the offensive skill positions. If they can run the ball and be fine on offense, their loaded defense should allow them to compete for a playoff spot yet again.
Luigiatl 10
NyquillusDillwad20 10
OldCoaly 10
PattyKane16 10
redwave2505 10
retnuh101 10
shifty1032231 10
TheUltimate721 10
True_Ad5324 10 Playoff team again imo
UNC_Samurai 10
Zloggt 10 Bro thought that defense won championships :PPPPP (they did have a good defense, and it IS important...but I feel like being a little stinker lol)
aggiebruin27 11
AJ_CC 11
BendrickLamar19 11
budget_um 11
BUSean 11
colton_97 11
DarkLegend64 11
grtgbln 11
jjjoebox 11
joebob431 11
Klaassy23 11
penisthightrap_ 11
Red261 11
Roscoe_Filburn 11
sgtshenanigans 11
Shion314 11
spmartin1993 11
T-Thugs 11
tdoger 11
thescottula 11
titansfan174 11
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 11 Remember when Rich Rod's HARD EDGE lockered Oklahoma to take DC Zac Alley from them? Good times. Anyways, Brent Venables will build a good defense. I like Mateer because his name sounds like Mater like from Cars. Good Movie
Zef_Apollo 11
bannista7 12
Bereft13 12 Power: 12, SoR: 10; LW:
Darth_Ra 12
deadtofall12 12
diehardcubforever 12
Doogitywoogity 12 Boy do I have mixed feelings. I likely have them underrated, but with how last season ended for them and a reasonably tough schedule I’m not super confident in this squad.
Drexlore 12
Helifino 12
ikindalikelemons 12 There's a lot of great pieces there, but Mateer's volatility scares me a bit. Therefore, I put them smack in the middle of my big pack of who knows.
Jakesnake42 12
JBonkies 12
kflinderman 12
Lefunnymaymays4lief 12 If Mateer can play like he did for the first half of last season (and the first half of the CFP Bama game), they could win the SEC outright. A highly efficient, productive and skilled defense returns most of its production, including the Bowen brothers and David Stone
MainPeanut25 12
ManiacalBlazer 12
Muffinnnnnnn 12
PalmettoFace 12
Player_1_has_Joined 12
Pyromania1983 12
Rakarei 12
smartkeg 12
SpadeRyker 12
tdeff19 12
Tornadohunter24 12
Versigot 12 If Brent Venables gets a working offense the Sooners can be national champs. If not, they'll win the Duke's Mayo Bowl.
Acm0028 13
BallSoHerd 13
CFBHurts 13
dubscurry30 13
galacticdude7 13
MemeofMemeJTG999999 13 End of Last Season: #13 (10-3) |
Next Week: vs UTEP |
Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Clemson
noahthearc 13
outthawazoo 13
redrumsoxLoL 13 The Sooners season to me hinges on if John Mateer can play like he did at the beginning of 2025 when he was leading the heisman conversation or if he plays how he did post injury. Their defense should be strong enough to contend, but their offense will determine if they are among the elite in the SEC.
roguebandit1 13
Sometimeswelose 13
SufferingfOrLife 13 Reasons I like them: #16 in returning production, retained their pass catchers, front seven is stacked, and return John Mateer

Reasons I dislike them: Running game still looks porous, and the secondary isn't as strong as the rest of the defense.
TimeBroken 13
VerySeriousBanana 13
Blazeth 14
bwburke94 14 +12.07528568
CRedds19 14
ewolfy13 14
jalexjsmithj 14
Our-Gardian-Angel 14
twitter_paulbd 14
Xy13 14 Toughest Games - @ UM, @ UGA, vs TX, vs A&M. Avoid - LSU, Tenn, Bama
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Brent Venables makes the CFP at OU before Lincoln Riley does at USC. The sooners avoid some of the SEC powerhouses, and host most of their big games at home. OOC with UM won't change conference standings, and should help resume regardless of result.
Bank_Gothic 15
EpicSchwinn 15 Super-Iowa. Unfortunately they do probably have the talent to win 10 games only scoring 10 points. If they get to 20 points a game, this is a squad. If not, I look forward to some glorious sicko ball.
KansasEF5Tornado 15 elo: 1931
placid_salad 15
SIMBONEGTP 15
SlaminSammons 15
SwissArmyScythe 15
eclectic_tastes 16
manbeardawg 16
mthompson2320 16
ToeInDigDeep 16
BlueSCar 17
NotSoSuperNerd 18 65.29
bakonydraco 19
donbagert 19
jbowen1 19
A_Rolling_Baneling 20
cvsprinter1 24
fredmerc111 24

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
beckett929 4
Billiam501 6
loneSTAR_06 7
msonar623 7
ArlyntheAwesome 8
baileyx96 8
bruhstevenson 8
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 8 0.836
Crelc3 8
DownshiftGD 8
fm22fnam 8
gonshpreds1 8
ianmcmoney 8
JJones927 8
josh55134 8
laxintx 8
National-Sundae9427 8
NoOutdoorSoup 8
PrideSax711 8
Rare_Bit5844 8
rt13wx 8
538allspelledout 9
bolts_win_again 9
DarthGlazer 9
Ethanol-Muffins 9 Amazing defense, likely top 5 in the sport, offense has questions. If they can get the offense going easily can win it all.
hiiightide 9
iron_horseshoe88 9
LightningDusty 9
noah_divine 9 a season of John Mateer at full health, a nice looking skill position group, good OL, and a sneaky elite defense. unfortunately it is an even-numbered year so they will go 6-7
Real-Plant-5722 9
Repulsive_Rub6443 9
samtaylor92 9
SignificanceFirm2398 9
TheBeekman8 9
Yamiosum 9
AoA_nB1 10 Playoff team returning their Heisman caliber QB, who was never the same after his injury.
d1sportsball 10 Bring a lot back, possibly a better defense and rushing game. Can they break the 6-7/10-3 curse?
Dan20698 10
DwayneBaconStan 10
Elegant_Tiger6870 10
ElyxUW 10
epyoch 10
Esb5415 10
Front-Broccoli5957 10
FrontRunner51 10
geordieColt88 10
journey1986 10
Kareem89086 10
kevinsdomain 10
Klightgrove 10
Living_Human 10 33.54
logace444444444 10
mr_longfellow_deeds 10
myworld3 10
NebraskaPlainsman 10
OG_Felwinter 10
SaguaroCactus19 10
Sflabuckeye13 10
TyRoland06 10
Yelich04 10
70277027 11
alttabbins 11
bigred91224 11
jtsmd2 11
Kirkwood641 11
Midnight-Mustang 11
Nervous_Metal_9445 11
Resolve-Opening 11
Star_Wars_Sith 11
ted1995 11
WBLwiffleball 11
BoilerUp28 12
CallMeTheKing 12
ceris13 12
dee3Poh 12
DesignerClub1887 12
Impossible-Still-349 12
isrealball 12
JackWK_Gaming 12
LegionMammal978 12 [T1.] Group Score .500, Team Score 0.
manbeqrpig 12
MWiatrak2077 12
PM_ME_YOUROUY_EM_MP 12
PsychologicalFox8660 12
quantum_jedi 12
Salmon-Dude 12
ValarMorghulis_17 12
666haha 13
AllEliteSchmuck 13
bigheadsoftbody 13
buccaneerboy22 13
Different-Salary2899 13
Flaky_Bit6733 13
NA_Faker 13
SportsCat4 13
civfan5843 14
saquad69 14
BlueRFR3100 15
dannykandy 15
Protoco2 15
ChiTrojan2 16
grahamca 16 T-15
Hetoxy 16
KansasChaser2021 16
RJTrey 16
Yechibaby09 16
jtchr33 17 Side eyes hard; still very unsure how you will end up. Don't expect to be here long.
meristematic 17
Perryapsis 17
SomerandomIDFBfan 17
throwaway_6786 17
thehornedlamb 18
EL-YEO 20
ndbfsu22 20
Rishik01 20
MajikSix 22
MyAngelMiraidon 22 for
Rhizical 22
MisguidedPassion 23
Pure-Shirt-5831 23
GenuineBoss 24
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