Brent Venables and Sooners

OU football head coach Brent Venables and Sooners before the game against Tennessee on Sept. 21.

 Aden Choate/OU Daily

Oklahoma (3-1, 0-1 SEC) fell to No. 21 in the latest AP poll following its 25-15 loss to No. 5 Tennessee (4-0, 1-0) on Saturday.

With the loss against the Volunteers, the Sooners dropped six spots in the poll after suffering their first loss of the season. OU is one of nine SEC teams to be featured in this week’s poll, and still has games against five teams ranked in the top 15.

Next, Oklahoma will travel on the road for the first time this season against Auburn (2-2, 0-1) at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

Here is a list of the full poll:

1. Texas (4-0)

2. Georgia (3-0)

3. Ohio State (3-0)

4. Alabama (3-0)

5. Tennessee (4-0)

6. Mississippi (4-0)

7. Miami (4-0)

8. Oregon (3-0)

9. Penn State (3-0)

10. Utah (4-0)

11. Missouri (4-0)

12. Michigan (3-1)

13. USC (2-1)

14. LSU (3-1)

15. Louisville (3-0)

16. Notre Dame (3-1)

17. Clemson (2-1)

18. Iowa State (3-0)

19. Illinois (4-0)

20. Oklahoma State (3-1)

21. Oklahoma (3-1)

22. BYU (4-0)

23. Kansas State (3-1)

24. Texas A&M (3-1)

25. Boise State (2-1)

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