Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Make Second Appearance In AP Top 10
August 20, 2011 | Cowboy Football
Aug. 20, 2011
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State's football team is ranked ninth in the preseason Associated Press football poll, which was released Saturday morning.
OSU is ninth in the preseason AP balloting for the second time in three seasons. The Cowboys were also ninth to open 2009. The two preseason top 10 appearances over the last three seasons are the only times in Oklahoma State's history that the Cowboys have been in the AP preseason top 10.
Oklahoma State is No. 8 in the preseason USA Today Coaches poll.
“While we are certainly appreciative of a top-10 ranking, we realize it's more a reflection of what we accomplished last year,” said seventh-year head coach Mike Gundy. “This is a new year with a new team and new challenges.”
Oklahoma State is coming off an 11-2 season that saw the Cowboys finish No. 13 in the final AP poll after failing to receive a single vote in the preseason balloting. OSU finished No. 10 in the final coaches' poll of 2010. It was OSU's highest finish in a national poll since 1984.
