Sooners Rank No. 16 In Preseason Coaches Poll

The University of Oklahoma football team will begin the 2024 season in the SEC ranked 16th in the US LBM Coaches Poll, according to a release on Monday.

The Sooners enter their third year under head coach Brent Venables.

According to the release, this year is the 25th consecutive year OU has been ranked in the annual preseason coaches poll. The Sooners have been ranked in the top 20 in each of those years.

The Sooners went 10-3 in 2023 and finished No. 15 in the coaches poll. The release stated that the 2024 season begins on Friday, Aug. 30, against Temple at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. The Sooners will play seven home games.

Here's the full Coaches Poll top 25 from the 69 coaches who vote (first-place votes in parentheses). 

Preseason Coaches Poll

1. Georgia (46)

2. Ohio State (7)

3. Oregon

4. Texas (1) 

5. Alabama

6. Ole Miss

7. Notre Dame

8. Michigan 

9. Penn State

10. Florida State

11. Missouri

12. LSU

13. Utah

14. Clemson

15. Tennessee

16. Oklahoma

17. Kansas State

18. Oklahoma State

19. Miami (FL)

20. Texas A&M

21. Arizona

22. NC State

23. USC

24. Kansas

25. Iowa

Others receiving votes: 

Washington (123); Louisville (95); Virginia Tech (64); SMU (47); Memphis (44); Boise State (30); Auburn (25); West Virginia (22); Wisconsin (17); Liberty (15); Iowa State (15); Kentucky (12); Florida (11); South Carolina (10); North Carolina (6); UNLV (5); Maryland (5); UCF (4); Texas Tech (4); UTSA (3); Tulane (2); Texas State (2); Nebraska (2); Colorado (2); Appalachian State (2); Troy (1); Syracuse (1); Miami (OH) (1); James Madison (1); Air Force (1)