NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 01: Members of the Oklahoma Sooners spirit squad perform during the game against the Houston Cougars at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2019 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Cougars 49-31. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
Oklahoma football is ranked No. 6 in the Amway 2020 Preseason Coaches Poll.
The five-time defending Big 12 champions have been ranked eighth or higher in 19 of the last 21 college football Preseason Coaches Polls. Over that same time frame Oklahoma has appeared in four College Football Playoffs.
In the three seasons that Lincoln Riley has been the Oklahoma head coach, the Sooners have ranked 6th, 5th and 4th in the Preseason Coaches Poll.