Oklahoma extends its run at No. 1

Oklahoma remained No. 1 in the Associated Press college football Top 25 for the 13th straight poll, the third longest run ever to begin the season.

The Sooners (10-0) received all 65 first-place votes in balloting by the panel of sports writers and broadcasters Sunday, one day after beating Baylor, 41-3.

The rest of the top five remained the same, with Southern California, LSU, Ohio State and Michigan following Oklahoma in the poll.

There will be some change next because the Buckeyes and Wolverines play with the outright Big Ten title on the line.

The only teams to be No. 1 in more consecutive polls to start the season than Oklahoma are Florida State, which went wire-to-wire in 1999, and Nebraska, which had a run of 15 straight No. 1 rankings in 1983 until losing the Orange Bowl to Miami.

Army and Notre Dame went wire-to-wire in 1945 and 1943 respectively, when the polls didn’t begin until October.

Oklahoma received the maximum 1,625 points, beating out USC, which had 1,559.

Georgia, Texas, Washington State, Tennessee and TCU round out the top 10. The Horned Frogs are the only undefeated team in major-college football other than Oklahoma.

The USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll had the same top eight teams as the AP.

Florida State, the first team to clinch a BCS berth after winning the ACC Saturday, was 11th, and Virginia Tech was 12th. Miami and Florida were tied for 13th, followed by Mississippi, Purdue, Iowa, Miami of Ohio, Kansas State and Boise State.

Pittsburgh, Bowling Green, Nebraska, Oklahoma State and West Virginia round out the poll.

Kansas State, Oklahoma State and West Virginia are this week’s newcomers, replacing Minnesota, Michigan State and Northern Illinois.

The Big 12 and SEC lead all conferences with five teams apiece in the poll, followed by four each for the Big Ten and Big East, and two for the Pac-10 and Mid-American. Florida State is the only ACC team in the poll.