Just like they were in the 2011 USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll, the Oklahoma Sooners find themselves on top of the 2011 AP College Football Preseason Poll that was released on Saturday morning.

AP PollThey are followed by the Alabama Crimson Tide, Oregon Ducks, LSU Tigers and Boise State Broncos.

Unlike the coaches poll, there is one team from the Big East ranked. And that is the West Virginia Mountaineers who come in at No. 24. The Pitt Panthers are the only team from the Big East in the others receiving votes.

Once the season starts, the two polls will be posted side-by-side to compare the rankings.

For a full look at the 2011 AP College Football Preseason Poll, click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

RK Team 2010 record PTS Final 2010 ranking
1 Oklahoma (36) 12-2 1464 6
2 Alabama (17) 10-3 1439 10
3 Oregon (4) 12-1 1330 3
4 LSU (1) 11-2 1286 8
5 Boise State (2) 12-1 1200 9
6 Florida State 10-4 1168 17
7 Stanford 12-1 1091 4
8 Texas A&M 9-4 965 19
9 Oklahoma State 11-2 955 13
10 Nebraska 10-4 910 20
11 Wisconsin 11-2 900 7
12 South Carolina 9-5 848 22
13 Virginia Tech 11-3 821 16
14 TCU 13-0 690 2
15 Arkansas 10-3 686 12
16 Notre Dame 8-5 530 NR
17 Michigan State 11-2 519 14
18 Ohio State 12-1 443 5
19 Georgia 6-7 369 NR
20 Mississippi State 9-4 361 15
21 Missouri 10-3 258 18
22 Florida 8-5 228 NR
23 Auburn 14-0 219 1
24 West Virginia 9-4 207 NR
25 USC 8-5 160 NR
Others receiving votes:
Texas 114, Penn State 75, Arizona State 67, Miami (FL) 32, Utah 25, Southern Miss 20, Iowa 19, North Carolina State 15, Brigham Young 15, Air Force 14, Houston 13, Pittsburgh 9, Michigan 7, Tennessee 5, UCF 5, Northern Illinois 4, Hawaii 4, Tulsa 3, Maryland 2, Arizona 2, Northwestern 1, Nevada 1, Washington 1.