Oklahoma State Left Out of Preseason AP Poll

The Cowboys will start the 2023 season unranked in both of the major polls.

The Preseason AP Top 25 released on Monday, and Oklahoma State was absent in the rankings. The Cowboys weren’t even in the receiving votes category.

Rank	Team	Points
1	Georgia	1,572
2	Michigan	1,490
3	Ohio State	1,400
4	Alabama	1,398
5	LSU	1,276
6	USC	1,245
7	Penn State	1,177
8	Florida State	1,147
9	Clemson	1,032
10	Washington	977
11	Texas	882
12	Tennessee	868
13	Notre Dame	863
14	Utah	811
15	Oregon	732
16	Kansas State	501
17	TCU	416
18	Oregon State	406
19	Wisconsin	386
20	Oklahoma	296
21	North Carolina	292
22	Ole Miss	281
23	Texas A&M	227
24	Tulane	224
25	Iowa	131

For what it’s worth, Oklahoma State was left out of the preseason AP Poll ahead of the 2021 season, a season in which the Cowboys won the Fiesta Bowl.

The Big 12 has four teams in the AP Poll but none in the Top 10. Texas leads the way at No. 11 with Kansas State at No. 16, TCU at No. 17 and Oklahoma at No. 20. The league also has three teams in the receiving votes category. In an expanded poll, Texas Tech would be No. 26, Kansas would be No. 36 and Baylor would be No. 44. Future Big 12 squad Utah is also in the poll at No. 14.

Oklahoma State’s has two Top 25 teams on its 2023 schedule in Kansas State and Oklahoma. Watch out for South Alabama in the nonconference, though. The Jaguars were in the receiving votes category.

This is another sign that college football is getting closer. Here are the two major preseason polls side by side.

Rank	AP Poll	Coaches
1	Georgia	Georgia
2	Michigan	Michigan
3	Ohio State	Alabama
4	Alabama	Ohio State
5	LSU	LSU
6	USC	USC
7	Penn State	Penn State
8	Florida State	Florida State
9	Clemson	Clemson
10	Washington	Tennessee
11	Texas	Washington
12	Tennessee	Texas
13	Notre Dame	Notre Dame
14	Utah	Utah
15	Oregon	Oregon
16	Kansas State	TCU
17	TCU	Kansas State
18	Oregon State	Oregon State
19	Wisconsin	Oklahoma
20	Oklahoma	North Carolina
21	North Carolina	Wisconsin
22	Ole Miss	Mississippi
23	Texas A&M	Tulane
24	Tulane	Texas Tech
25	Iowa	Texas A&M