Oklahoma State Ranked No. 12 in the Preseason AP College Football Poll

AP voters think the Cowboys are among the dozen best college football teams in the country.

The Associated Press released its 2022 Preseason Poll on Monday, and Oklahoma State will start the season ranked 12th, behind Oklahoma (No. 9) and Baylor (No. 10) in the Big 12. After winning the Fiesta Bowl last season, OSU finished seventh in the AP Poll, trailing only Baylor in the Big 12.

Rank	Team	Points
1	Alabama (54)	1,566
2	Ohio State (6)	1,506
3	Georgia (3)	1,455
4	Clemson	1,292
5	Notre Dame	1,242
6	Texas A&M	1,212
7	Utah	1,209
8	Michigan	1,203
9	Oklahoma	956
10	Baylor	884
11	Oregon	831
12	Oklahoma State	814
13	NC State	752
14	USC	711
15	Michigan State	631
16	Miami	476
17	Pittsburgh	383
18	Wisconsin	365
19	Arkansas	348
20	Kentucky	332
21	Ole Miss	324
22	Wake Forest	303
23	Cincinnati	265
24	Houston	263
25	BYU	234

OU, Baylor and OSU are the only Big 12 teams ranked in the AP’s Top 25, but Texas and Kansas State received votes. In an expanded poll, Texas would’ve ranked 27th while K-State would’ve ranked 38th.

Three or the four incoming Big 12 schools will start this season ranked with Cincinnati, Houston and BYU coming in at No. 23, No. 24 and No. 25, respectively. And UCF received votes and would’ve ranked 33rd in an expanded poll.

The Cowboys didn’t start last season ranked in the AP Poll and didn’t climb into the rankings until they were 4-0. The last time OSU was ranked in the Preseason AP Poll was in 2020 when the Pokes ranked 15th nationally. The Cowboys finished that season ranked 20th.

The Cowboys were 11th in the Preseason Coaches Poll that came out last week, behind Oklahoma (No. 9) and Baylor (No. 10) in the Big 12.

Here is a look at the two polls side by side:

Rank	AP Poll	Coaches Poll
1	Alabama (54)	Alabama (54)
2	Ohio State (6)	Ohio State (5)
3	Georgia (3)	Georgia (6)
4	Clemson	Clemson
5	Notre Dame	Notre Dame
6	Texas A&M	Michigan
7	Utah	Texas A&M
8	Michigan	Utah
9	Oklahoma	Oklahoma
10	Baylor	Baylor
11	Oregon	Oklahoma State
12	Oklahoma State	Oregon
13	NC State	NC State
14	USC	Michigan State
15	Michigan State	USC
16	Miami	Pittsburgh
17	Pittsburgh	Miami
18	Wisconsin	Texas (1)
19	Arkansas	Wake Forest
20	Kentucky	Wisconsin
21	Ole Miss	Kentucky
22	Wake Forest	Cincinnati
23	Cincinnati	Arkansas
24	Houston	Ole Miss
25	BYU	Houston