The University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma State University football teams will enter the 2024 season at the middle of the Associated Press Top 25 ranking. The Sooners start their first season as a member of the SEC as the No. 16 team in the nation, while the Cowboys are ranked right behind them at No. 17.The top five consists of SEC and Big 10 schools, with Georgia starting as the No. 1 team. Ohio State, Oregon, Texas and Alabama round out the top five. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppThe Cowboys are the second-highest Big 12 team in the AP Top 25, with Utah coming in at No. 12. Other Big 12 teams in the Top 25 include Kansas State, Arizona and Kansas.This marks the fifth time since 2016 that Oklahoma State has started in the AP Top 25 and continues a stretch of the Cowboys being ranked in every season since 2008.The Cowboys open the 2024 season against South Dakota State at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. The game will air on ESPN+.The Sooners continue a streak of 25 appearances in the preseason AP Top 25, which is the second-longest current stretch behind Ohio State (36). OU kicks off the 2024 season against Temple at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug 30 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. The Sooners' first game as a member of the SEC will be televised on ESPN.Below is a look at the AP Top 25.GeorgiaOhio StateOregonTexasAlabamaOle MissNotre DamePenn StateMichiganFlorida StateMissouriUtahLSUClemsonTennesseeOklahomaOklahoma StateKansas StateMiami (Fla.)Texas A&MArizonaKansasUSCNorth Carolina StateIowaTop Headlines 4 juveniles arrested after leading Oklahoma City police on chase Fly like Iron Man. Join a battle in Wakanda. Here are the major theme park projects Disney has announced Cleveland County teenager escapes floodwaters after truck was swept away Fourth victim in Sundance Airport plane crash identified as 68-year-old American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change, IOC says