Cowboys Drop One Spot in Coaches Poll following Arkansas-Pine Bluff Blowout

Oklahoma State put a bow on its nonconference slate with a blowout win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. For their effort, the Cowboys get a bye week to prepare for a Big 12 opener against Baylor in Waco. But despite the win, the Cowboys got leapfrogged by USC, dropping one spot from 7 to 8 in the latest USA Today sports AFCA coaches poll.

We’ll take a look at how the rest of the Big 12 fared, but first the Top 25.

Rank	Team	Record	Prev
1	Georgia	3-0	2
2	Alabama	3-0	1
3	Ohio State	3-0	3
4	Michigan	3-0	5
5	Clemson	3-0	4
6	Oklahoma	3-0	6
7	Southern California	3-0	8
8	Oklahoma State	3-0	7
9	Kentucky	3-0	10
10	Arkansas	3-0	11
11	NC State	3-0	12
12	Tennessee	3-0	16
13	Mississippi	3-0	17
14	Utah	2-1	15
15	Penn State	3-0	23
16	Wake Forest	3-0	18
17	Baylor	2-1	19
18	Oregon	2-1	24
19	Texas	2-1	20
20	Texas A&M	2-1	22
21	Michigan State	2-1	9
22	Florida	2-1	21
23	Brigham Young	2-1	14
24	Washington	3-0	NR
25	Miami	2-1	13

Lincoln Riley’s USC squad passed up the Cowboys thanks to a 45-17 win over Fresno State. I guess that’s a little more impressive than a 63-7 win over an FCS opponent.

Elsewhere in the Current and Future Big 12

OU thumped Nebraska 49-14 and remained at No. 6. So much for nostalgia. Baylor rose a couple of spots after taking care of Texas State and Texas climbed one spot after dispatching UTSA.

Also, Kansas might be running an actual football program. The Jayhawks are 3-0 after taking it to Dana Holgorsen’s Houston Cougars. The Cougars started the year off in the Top 25 but are now 1-2. Kansas received five votes. Other Big 12 teams receiving votes were Iowa State (15) and TCU (seven).