OU Outranks 15 Other SEC Colleges, Just as Brent Venables Promised Five Months Ago OU is winning beyond Saturdays, showing momentum in classrooms, labs, and careers, not just under the stadium lights.

The vibes in Norman are immaculate courtesy of Brent Venables and Oklahoma’s 2025 season. 4-0 with dominance all around, with no signs of struggle? Give us more than please. John Mateer is at the top of the Heisman leaderboards with +700 odds, and with 7 more ranked matchups coming Oklahoma’s way, this season is slated to be the best, yet one of the more difficult seasons to conquer. But the good thing is, it’s not just sports Oklahoma is excelling at. OU just posted a ranking jump that outpaced the entire SEC, and it wasn’t even close.

According to the 2026 Best Colleges list, OU is now the No.1 university in Oklahoma and has climbed to No. 110 nationally. For context, that’s a 22-spot jump and is the largest leap among all SEC institutions. Moreover, OU is one of only two schools wi