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2026 Preseason Oklahoma Sooners Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
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 --- 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	Reason
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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