The Oklahoma Sooners are 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the SEC as they head into a Week 11 home game against the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday afternoon. A season filled with early expectations fell apart before the calendar flipped to November, but a nice road win over the Florida Gators has put a bit of optimism back into the fanbase.
As a result, Oklahoma took a step forward in USA TODAY Sports' weekly ranking of each FBS team. In his 1-138 hierarchy, writer Paul Myerberg places the Sooners at No. 42 in the country, a five-spot climb from last week. That places them at 10th in the SEC on the list, one spot ahead of the team they just beat.
The Sooners are one win away from their 28th straight bowl game, and they'll have three chances to do it. Perhaps
even the third-best finish of the Brent Venables era could be in the cards if Oklahoma reaches seven wins.
The expectation was that OU would make it back to the College Football Playoff this year, and Venables' team fell well short. However, the focus is now on finishing the season as well as possible before turning the page to what will be a pivotal season for the program in 2027.
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This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Where does OU land in USA TODAY Sports' new 1-138 re-rank?
