Tulsa World: Mike Strain: Why I have OU ranked lower than the rest of America

Tulsa World: Mike Strain: Why I have OU ranked lower than the rest of America

The World's sports editor (an OU grad himself) explains why he put the Sooners ninth in his vote in this week's AP top 25, three slots lower than the consensus, and explains some of his other picks. "The Sooners have a win over one ranked team - Texas. But OU's other wins don't look very impressive, especially with Miami's loss this week to North Carolina and Tulsa's loss to UTEP. OU's only true road game (trip to Tulsa was more like a neutral site) the Sooners lost to Colorado and were outplayed in that one." Makes sense to me. If only the folks in the newsroom and on the editorial page were as transparent about their judgment calls.