Despite being off this weekend, Oklahoma was able to gain some of that lost ground back, moving up one position, to No. 9, in the Associated Press Poll for Week 11. The Sooners also picked up a spot in the Coaches Poll, to No. 8, the result of then No. 6 Florida losing to No. 8 Georgia on Saturday.
The odds are stacked against them, but the 7-1 Sooners still have a pulse and an outside shot at the College Football Playoff, but the margin of error is virtually zero.
While the weekly national rankings are great for conversation and obviously followed with a lot of interest, beginning this coming week they will take a backseat to the only poll that really matters in the world of big-time college football.