It would’ve been hard to imagine a few weeks ago that the Cowboys have clawed their way back to the fringes of the major college football polls.
Oklahoma State received votes in the AP Poll and Coaches Poll on Sunday. The Cowboys would be tied for 35th in an expanded AP Poll and tied for 32nd in an expanded Coaches Poll following OSU’s 39-32 win against a ranked Kansas team.
| Rank | AP Poll | Coaches |
| 1 | Georgia (43) | Georgia (58) |
| 2 | Michigan (16) | Michigan (4) |
| 3 | Ohio State (1) | Ohio State (1) |
| 4 | Florida State (1) | Florida State |
| 5 | Washington (2) | Washington |
| 6 | Oklahoma | Penn State |
| 7 | Penn State | Oklahoma (1) |
| 8 | Texas | Texas |
| 9 | Oregon | Alabama |
| 10 | North Carolina | North Carolina |
| 11 | Alabama | Oregon |
| 12 | Oregon State | Ole Miss |
| 13 | Ole Miss | Oregon State |
| 14 | Utah | Utah |
| 15 | Notre Dame | Tennessee |
| 16 | Duke | USC |
| 17 | Tennessee | Duke |
| 18 | USC | Notre Dame |
| 19 | LSU | LSU |
| 20 | Missouri | Missouri |
| 21 | Louisville | Louisville |
| 22 | Air Force | Air Force |
| 23 | Tulane | Iowa |
| 24 | Iowa | Tulane |
| 25 | UCLA | UCLA |
The Jayhawks’ loss means there are only two Big 12 teams in the Top 25 — and both are heading to the SEC.