Sooners start at No. 19 in AP Pre-season Poll

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Sportswriters put Oklahoma at No. 19 in the Associated Press’ annual preseason Top 25 released Sunday.

The ranking is the Sooners’ lowest preseason AP standing since 2000, when OU also checked in at No. 19 to begin the second season of the Bob Stoops era.

While landing two teams in the top five, the Big 12 only boasts three schools on the preseason list. The SEC leads all conferences with eight teams, followed by the PAC-12 (6). The Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC landed three a piece.

Ohio State is the first team to become a unanimous preseason first pick in the history of the AP Top 25.

The complete list:

1. Ohio State (61)

2. TCU

3. Alabama

4. Baylor

5. Michigan State

6. Auburn

7. Oregon

8. USC

9. Georgia

10. Florida State

11. Notre Dame

 12. Clemson

13. UCLA

14. LSU

15. Arizona State

16. Georgia Tech

17. Ole Miss

18. Arkansas

19. Oklahoma

20. Wisconsin

21. Stanford

22. Arizona

23. Boise State

24. Missouri

25. Tennessee

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