The Cowboys will enter their final regular-season game in the Top 20.
Oklahoma State moved up three spots in the latest College Football Playoff rankings of 2023. The Cowboys climbed from No. 23 to No. 20 after their 43-30 comeback win over Houston. OSU made a similar climb in both the AP and Coaches polls on Sunday.
Around the Big 12
Texas is just hanging in there at No. 7, hoping to win out and possibly sneak into the Top 4 if things fall its way. If the Longhorns go 12-1 and win the Big 12, they could make a compelling case and still hold that Alabama win in their back pocket.
Oklahoma moved up one spot from No. 14 to 13. Kansas State moved up two spots to 19, just ahead of OSU.
Here’s a look at the full rankings, stacked up next to the AP and Coaches polls.
| Ranking | CFP | AP | Coaches |
| 1 | Georgia | Georgia (61) | Georgia (61) |
| 2 | Ohio State | Ohio State (1) | Ohio State (1) |
| 3 | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan (1) |
| 4 | Washington | Washington | Florida State |
| 5 | Florida State | Florida State | Washington |
| 6 | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon |
| 7 | Texas | Texas | Texas |
| 8 | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama |
| 9 | Missouri | Louisville | Louisville |
| 10 | Louisville | Missouri | Missouri |
| 11 | Penn State | Penn State | Penn State |
| 12 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | Ole Miss |
| 13 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 14 | LSU | LSU | LSU |
| 15 | Arizona | Oregon State | Oregon State |
| 16 | Oregon State | Arizona | Arizona |
| 17 | Iowa | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 18 | Notre Dame | Tulane | Tulane |
| 19 | Kansas State | Kansas State | Iowa |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | Iowa | Kansas State |
| 21 | Tennesse | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State |
| 22 | NC State | Liberty | Liberty |
| 23 | Tulane | Toledo | Tennessee |
| 24 | Clemson | James Madison | NC State |
| 25 | Liberty | Tennessee | SMU |