In the final Associated Press Top 25 poll before the bowl games and College Football Playoff start, Ohio State is ranked at No. 7, falling one spot due to being leapfrogged by Stanford and staying behind Iowa.
The Buckeyes await their bowl fate, which will be determined later today. We will have full coverage of the final CFP poll as well as Ohio State's bowl destination.
The Big Ten placed six teams in the Top 25, including Michigan State (3), Iowa (6), Northwestern (12), Michigan (17), and Wisconsin (23).
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1ST VOTES | CHANGE | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLEMSON | 1510 | 51 | ACC | |
| 2 | ALABAMA | 1465 | 9 | SEC | |
| 3 | MICHIGAN STATE | 1382 | 1 | +2 | BIG TEN |
| 4 | OKLAHOMA | 1376 | -1 | BIG 12 | |
| 5 | STANFORD | 1221 | +2 | PAC-12 | |
| 6 | IOWA | 1214 | -2 | BIG TEN | |
| 7 | OHIO STATE | 1208 | -1 | BIG TEN | |
| 8 | NOTRE DAME | 1070 | +1 | INDEPENDENT | |
| 9 | FLORIDA STATE | 972 | +1 | ACC | |
| 10 | NORTH CAROLINA | 949 | -2 | ACC | |
| 11 | TEXAS CHRISTIAN | 936 | BIG 12 | ||
| 12 | NORTHWESTERN | 776 | +1 | BIG TEN | |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 767 | +1 | BIG 12 | |
| 14 | HOUSTON | 710 | +3 | THE AMERICAN | |
| 15 | OREGON | 685 | PAC-12 | ||
| 16 | MISSISISSIPPI | 656 | SEC | ||
| 17 | MICHIGAN | 578 | +2 | BIG TEN | |
| 18 | BAYLOR | 426 | -6 | BIG 12 | |
| 19 | FLORIDA | 420 | -1 | SEC | |
| 20 | UTAH | 323 | +1 | PAC-12 | |
| 21 | NAVY | 271 | +1 | THE AMERICAN | |
| 22 | LSU | 270 | +1 | SEC | |
| 23 | WISCONSIN | 197 | +2 | BIG TEN | |
| 24 | TEMPLE | 94 | -4 | THE AMERICAN | |
| 25 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | 70 | +2 | CONFERENCE USA |
