Here’s a look at some AP voters and where they put OSU. There’s some ridiculous stuff in here (both for and against us) but still kind of a fun look at everybody’s expectations.
I included the names you’ll know and some outliers of the ones you don’t. Nobody from Oklahoma had a vote…
| Name | Publication | OSU Rank | Notes |
| Chris Fowler | ESPN | #19 | Love you, Chris |
| Andy Staples | Sports Illustrated | #24 | At least higher than his employer ranked us? |
| Bob Asmussen | Champaign News-Gazette | #10 | Really, REALLY high |
| Kirk Bohls | Austin American-Statesman | #24 | He had Baylor at #23 so...yeah |
| Hays Carlyon | Florida Times-Union | #13 | Quite a few had us at #13 |
| Charles Davis | Fox | #17 | |
| Doug Lesmerises | Cleveland Plain Dealer | NR | We can't even get the "Weeden seems tight, let's put OSU in the top 25 for grins" vote! |
| Rob Long | CBS Baltimore | #7 | Ahead of South Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Arkansas |
| Matt McCoy | WTVN Columbus | #13 | Texas at #11! |
| Kyle Meinke | annarbor.com | NR | OU at #1 |
| Ray Ratto | San Francisco Chronicle | #11 | Texas at #7...I mean #7!!! |
| John Werner | Waco Tribune-Herald | #15 | Surprised we're not at #1 after what he's watched the last three years |
| Jon Wilner | San Jose Mercury News | NR | Clown vote, bro |
| Scott Wolf | L.A. Daily News | NR | TCU at #25, Texas at #13 |
I wonder where the media would rank Texas if they focused more on past production and less on recruiting stars.