Oklahoma State Receives AP Poll Vote, Remains Unranked
The new AP Top 25 Poll has been released after another week of college football, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys were involved in some capacity this week. They earned one vote this week, which is the second time this has happened this season, as they received one vote after a Week 2 victory against Arizona State.
After a loss to South Alabama in Week 3, things were looking quite bad in Stillwater. Then, they lost to Iowa State, which looked much worse at the time. The Cowboys had a perfectly timed bye week, which was followed up by two upset wins against Kansas State and Kansas.
Now, the two losses don't look the best, but anyone following the program understands how big the wins against Kansas State and Kansas were, as the team truly seems to be having a turnaround. Ollie Gordon isn't having any more games with only five touches, and a consistent quarterback is playing under center.
Moving forward, will it be feasible for the Cowboys to reach the Top 25? It could come as soon as next week, truly. Oklahoma State takes on West Virginia, which also received one vote in the poll this week. If the Cowboys can take down the Mountaineers, who are coming off a disappointing loss to Houston, they'll be a team to jump to being ranked if other current ranked teams lose like they did this weekend.
If they can't get into being ranked this week, with a win or a close loss, there's still hope. A matchup against No. 6 Oklahoma in the final bedlam is another chance, but the other four remaining matchups all coming against the newcomer Big 12 teams, which have all looked bad.
It's not too far-fetched to think the current iteration of this Oklahoma State team could end this season ranked, or even fighting for a Big 12 Championship game with the biggest hurdle being Oklahoma, who looks like the best team in the conference.
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