Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Ranked No. 17 in Final Polls
January 07, 2014 | Cowboy Football
Jan. 7, 2014
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma State football team was voted as the No. 17 team in the country in the final USA Today Coaches Poll and Associated Press Poll released Tuesday, marking the fourth time in the past six years the Cowboys have finished the season in the top 20 of those polls.
The 2013 Cowboys, who ended the season 10-3 overall and 7-2 in Big 12 play, tied for second in the Big 12 standings and received a bid to play in the 78th AT&T Cotton Bowl, falling to SEC runner-up Missouri.
It marked the third time in the past four years the Cowboys have won at least 10 games. Prior to coach Mike Gundy taking the helm, OSU had three 10-win seasons in 102 seasons of football - 1984, 1987 and 1988. Gundy quarterbacked the 1987 and 1988 squads.
The Cowboys reached as high as No. 6 in the rankings and the BCS Standings entering the final regular season game of 2013. OSU has reached the top 10 in the BCS Standings four of the past six seasons and the top 15 in five of the past six seasons.
Three Big 12 Conference teams are ranked in both of the final polls, with Oklahoma and Baylor joining Oklahoma State at No. 6 and No. 13, respectively.
Oklahoma State returns to AT&T Stadium, the location of the AT&T Cotton Bowl, Aug. 30 for the 2014 season-opener against defending national champion Florida State in the 2014 Cowboys Classic.
USA Today Poll – Final
1. Florida State (59) - 1475
2. Auburn - 1388
3. Michigan State - 1375
4. South Carolina - 1219
5. Missouri - 1200
6. Oklahoma - 1189
7. Clemson - 1091
8. Alabama - 1086
9. Oregon - 975
10. Ohio State - 872
10. Stanford - 872
12. UCF - 865
13. Baylor - 796
14. LSU - 719
15. Louisville - 703
16. UCLA - 597
17. Oklahoma State - 587
18. Texas A&M - 443
19. USC - 313
20. Arizona State - 302
21. Wisconsin - 266
22. Duke - 202
23. Vanderbilt - 180
24. Notre Dame - 125
25. Nebraska - 123
AP Poll – Final
1. Florida State (60) - 1500
2. Auburn - 1428
3. Michigan State - 1385
4. South Carolina - 1247
5. Missouri - 1236
6. Oklahoma - 1205
7. Alabama - 1114
8. Clemson - 1078
9. Oregon - 974
10. UCF - 959
11. Stanford - 936
12. Ohio State - 816
13. Baylor - 778
14. LSU - 717
15. Louisville - 693
16. UCLA - 632
17. Oklahoma State - 598
18. Texas A&M - 459
19. USC - 299
20. Notre Dame - 256
21. Arizona State - 255
22. Wisconsin - 245
23. Duke - 190
24. Vanderbilt - 117
25. Washington - 109
