Sooners slide, remain in front of Bedlam foes in US LBM Coaches Poll

Oklahoma’s loss in Bedlam ended with unfortunate extenuating circumstances. As poor as the Sooners played, they still had a chance to win the game late, but a no-call on pass interference in the end zone changed how the final few minutes should have played out.

Still, it gets chalked up as a loss for the Sooners, who fell to 7-2 and 4-2 in Big 12 play. The College Football Playoff may have been a long shot before, but now those hopes are pretty well dashed. There’s an outside shot they could make it to Arlington for the Big 12 title game, but they’d need a lot of help to get there.

It was disappointing to end to Bedlam, especially since Oklahoma State has no interest in continuing the rivalry beyond this year.

Despite the loss to the Cowboys, the Sooners stayed in front of their Bedlam rivals in the first poll out Sunday. They also stayed in front of the Kansas Jayhawks, who beat the Sooners a week ago. That’s a testament to the improvement the Sooners have made from their 2022 season. The coaches voting in the poll respect what the Sooners have accomplished in one short season under Brent Venables.

There’s still a lot of room for improvement, but the Sooners defense is trending in the right direction under Venables. If you want a positive takeaway from the loss, it’s that Oklahoma has a defense that plays winning football, even if is still giving up a lot of yards.

In this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll, the top five remained the same after Week 10. In a surprise, the USC Trojans fell out of the top 25.

Here’s a look at the full top 25 of the US LBM Coaches Poll.

Georgia Bulldogs (9-0) (55 first-place votes)

This Week: Beat Missouri 30-21

Change: None

Next Week: vs. No. 10 Ole Miss Rebels

US LBM Coaches Poll

Schools Dropped Out

No. 17 Air Force; No. 20 UCLA; No. 22 USC;

Others Receiving Votes

Air Force 78; Iowa 57; USC 56; Kansas State 52; Liberty 50; Duke 24; UCLA 22; SMU 20; UNLV 10; Toledo 8; North Carolina State 4; Kentucky 4; Troy 2; West Virginia 1;

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Michigan Wolverines (9-0) (4)

This Week: Beat Purdue 41-13

Change: None

Next Week: at No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions

Ohio State Buckeyes (9-0) (5)

This Week: Beat Rutgers 35-16

Change: None

Next Week: vs. Michigan State Spartans

Florida State Seminoles (9-0)

This Week: Beat Pitt 24-7

Change: None

Next Week: vs. Miami Hurricanes

Washington Huskies (9-0)

This Week: Beat USC 52-42

Change: None

Next Week: vs. No. 14 Utah Utes

Oregon Ducks (8-1)

This Week: Beat Cal 63-19

Change: Up 1

Next Week: vs. USC Trojans

Texas Longhorns (8-1)

This Week: Beat Kansas State 33-30 (OT)

Change: Down 1

Next Week: at TCU Horned Frogs

Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1)

This Week: Beat LSU 42-28

Change: None

Next Week: at Kentucky Wildcats

Penn State Nittany Lions (8-1)

This Week: Beat Maryland 51-15

Change: None

Next Week: vs. No. 2 Michigan Wolverines

Ole Miss Rebels (8-1)

This Week: Beat Texas A&M 38-35

Change: None

Next Week: at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs

Louisville Cardinals (8-1)

This Week: Beat Virginia Tech 34-3

Change: Up 4

Next Week: vs. Virginia Cavaliers

Tennessee Volunteers (7-2)

This Week: Beat UConn 59-3

Change: Up 4

Next Week: at No. 15 Missouri

Oregon State Beavers (7-2)

This Week: Beat Colorado 26-19

Change: Up 6

Next Week: vs. Stanford Cardinal

Utah Utes (7-2)

This Week: Beat Arizona State 55-3

Change: Up 4

Next Week: at No. 5 Washington Huskies

Missouri Tigers (7-2)

This Week: Lost to Georgia 30-21

Change: Down 1

Next Week: vs. No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers

Oklahoma Sooners (7-2)

This Week: Lost to Oklahoma State 27-24

Change: Down 5

Next Week: vs. West Virginia

Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-2)

This Week: Beat Oklahoma 27-24

Change: Up 10

Next Week: at UCF Knights

Kansas Jayhawks (7-2)

This Week: Beat Iowa State 28-21

Change: Up 5

Next Week: vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders

LSU Tigers (6-3)

This Week: Lost to Alabama 42-28

Change: Down 5

Next Week: vs. Florida Gators

Tulane Green Wave (8-1)

This Week: Beat East Carolina 13-10

Change: Up 1

Next Week: vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

James Madison Dukes (9-0)

This Week: Beat Georgia State 42-14

Change: Up 3

Next Week: vs. UConn

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3)

This Week: Lost to Clemson 31-23

Change: Down 10

Next Week: Bye Week

North Carolina Tar Heels (7-2)

This Week: Beat Campbell 59-7

Change: Up 2

Next Week: vs. Duke Blue Devils

Arizona Wildcats (6-3)

This Week: Beat UCLA 27-10

Change: Up 8

Next Week: at Colorado Buffaloes

Fresno State Bulldogs (8-1)

This Week: Beat Boise State 37-30

Change: Up 3

Next Week: at San Jose State

Story originally appeared on Sooners Wire