The Oklahoma Sooners had a tremendous weekend in the desert, going 5-0 and scoring 91 runs in the process en route to five run-rule wins and big days from a number of individuals. Despite the undefeated weekend, Oklahoma dropped one spot in the NFCA/GOROUT Coaches Poll.
Tennessee took the top spot in the poll after beating Nebraska (a team with two wins over the No. 1 team in the nation to start the season), and run-rule victories over Florida State and UCLA, a pair of teams that will contend for a spot in Oklahoma City.
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The Volunteers jumped both the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Texas Longhorns, and the Florida Gators jumped Oklahoma for the No. 4 spot. Florida went 5-0 last week with wins over Marshall and Georgia Tech.
It seems the Oklahoma Sooners aren’t getting much love despite their week one 3-1 record against Arizona State and Arizona, despite their offensive onslaught in Las Cruces and UTEP. Still, this is a team that will be a national title contender despite where they rank in February.
Along with Tennessee, Texas, Florida, and Oklahoma in the top five, 12 SEC teams ranked in the top 25 in this week’s NFCA/GOROUT Coaches Poll. This week at the Mary Nutter Classic, the Sooners will take on the No. 20 Duke Blue Devils and the Washington Huskies, who are receiving votes. This week will provide a step up
Here’s a look at this week’s poll.
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NFCA/GOROUT Coaches Poll
Rank
Team
Record
Points
Previous
1
Tennessee (19)
10-0
755
3
2
Texas Tech (10)
11-1
741
1
3
Texas (2)
9-1
717
2
4
Florida
12-0
682
4
5
Oklahoma
8-1
656
5
6
Florida State
8-2
573
7
7
Arkansas
8-1
562
9
8
Alabama
9-0
551
10
9
UCLA
7-3
516
6
10
Nebraska
6-4
465
11
11
Texas A&M
7-3
459
8
12
Stanford
8-1
437
13
13
South Carolina
7-2
352
16
14
Mississippi State
10-0
330
19
15
Arizona
8-3
295
17
16
Georgia
9-2
289
20
17
Virginia Tech
7-2
280
14
18
Oregon
5-4
260
15
19
LSU
7-4
248
12
20
Duke
7-3
197
22
21
Virginia
7-1
135
24
22
Arizona State
10-1
130
23
Clemson
6-4
125
18
24
Oklahoma State
6-4
79
25
Ole Miss
6-4
71
21
Others receiving votes:
Grand Canyon (48), North Florida (29), Florida Atlantic (22), Southeastern Louisiana (19), Omaha (15), Michigan (12), Auburn (11), Washington (7), UCF (4), Charlotte (1), Michigan State (1), San Diego State (1).
Dropped out:
No. 23 Florida Atlantic, No. 25 Southeastern Louisiana
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This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Oklahoma Sooners at No. 5 in latest NFCA/GOROUT Coaches Poll
