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OU (8-2, 4-2 SEC) moved up to No. 8 in the AP Poll after a 23-21 win over Alabama (8-2, 6-1).

The Sooners are No. 4 of nine Southeastern Conference teams ranked in this week's AP Poll. The SEC programs included are as follows:

• No. 3 Texas A&M (10-0, 7-0)

• No. 4 Georgia (9-1, 7-1)

• No. 5 Mississippi (10-1, 6-1)

• No. 8 OU 

• No. 10 Alabama

• No. 12 Vanderbilt (8-2, 4-2)

• No. 17 Texas (7-3, 4-2)

• No. 20 Tennessee (7-3, 3-3)

• No. 23 Missouri (7-3, 3-3)

This week’s ranking marks the third time OU has ranked in the top-10, with its last  appearance coming on Oct. 5 when the Sooners were No. 6.

Next, the Sooners face Missouri at 11 a.m on Saturday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on ABC.

This story was edited by Joshua McDaniel.

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