Oklahoma State turned the 2025-26 Bedlam All-Sports race into a runaway.
The Cowboys and Cowgirls finished with an 18-5-1 edge over Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma State athletic department said Monday that it was the most lopsided result either school has produced since the series began in 1999-2000. It also marked the third straight year Oklahoma State has claimed the title.
The gap was already wide before the calendar flipped deep into the fall. By the end of September, Oklahoma State had stacked up six wins in the series, fueled by two victories over OU in men’s cross country, two in women’s golf, plus wins in men’s golf and women’s cross country. Oklahoma, by comparison, finished with just five wins over Oklahoma State across the entire athletic year.
The biggest statement wins came after football season. Oklahoma State’s wrestling team blanked Oklahoma, 37-0, and the softball team knocked off the Sooners, 6-4, while Oklahoma was ranked No. 1 in the nation. That softball result came during a seven-day stretch for pitcher Ruby Meylan, who picked up four wins over ranked teams, including Texas and two against Arizona State.
Oklahoma State’s latest title continues a recent run of control in the all-sports standings. The two schools tied in 2022-23, and before that the Cowboys and Cowgirls had won three straight titles. Oklahoma’s last win in the annual series came in 2018-19, when the Sooners took it 14-12.
The Bedlam Series is decided by head-to-head wins and losses, and in 2025 there was no football meeting to swing the race. Oklahoma State and Oklahoma did not play on the gridiron for the first time since the Sooners left for the SEC before the 2024 season. That ended a football rivalry that spanned 110 games, beginning in 1914, with the last matchup coming in 2023.
The next scheduled Bedlam meeting listed by Oklahoma State comes Aug. 20, when the Cowgirls and Sooners are set to play soccer at Neal Patterson Stadium in Stillwater. Beyond that, the only other 2026 schedule Oklahoma State has released is football, and it does not include Oklahoma for a third straight year.
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