The Sooners started out at No. 10 in the initial 2019 Playoff rankings several weeks ago, and this week should occupy the No. 6 spot, with the five teams ahead of them, including Utah, which is expected to move to No.5 in the rankings, all engaged in conference championship games this weekend.
Chances are very good that Baylor, the Sooners’ opponent in the Big 12 Championship on Saturday, will be in the seventh spot, right behind Oklahoma, when the next-to-last Playoff rankings are revealed Tuesday night.
Having Baylor ranked in the top 10 is good for the Sooners because, besides LSU and Georgia meeting for the SEC title, the OU-Baylor rematch is the only other top-10 matchup on championship weekend among the Power Five conferences.