A home loss to a good team is a loss nonetheless.
One week after holding onto the No.2 spot following its win in Bloomington, the Buckeyes dropped in the latest Coaches Poll, released today:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 2-0 | 1497 | 58 | 1 | – |
| 2 | CLEMSON | 2-0 | 1386 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | OKLAHOMA | 2-0 | 1385 | – | 6 | +3 |
| 4 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 2-0 | 1308 | – | 5 | +1 |
| 5 | PENN STATE | 2-0 | 1256 | – | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | WASHINGTON | 2-0 | 1173 | – | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | MICHIGAN | 2-0 | 1082 | – | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 2-0 | 1026 | – | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | OHIO STATE | 1-1 | 962 | – | 2 | -7 |
| 10 | FLORIDA STATE | 0-1 | 926 | – | 9 | -1 |
| 11 | LOUISIANA STATE | 2-0 | 920 | – | 12 | +1 |
| 12 | WISCONSIN | 2-0 | 919 | – | 11 | -1 |
| 13 | GEORGIA | 2-0 | 830 | – | 15 | +2 |
| 14 | LOUISVILLE | 2-0 | 658 | – | 16 | +2 |
| 15 | MIAMI | 1-0 | 551 | – | 17 | +2 |
| 16 | VIRGINIA TECH | 2-0 | 509 | – | 18 | +2 |
| 17 | AUBURN | 1-1 | 488 | – | 13 | -4 |
| 18 | KANSAS STATE | 2-0 | 487 | – | 19 | +1 |
| 19 | STANFORD | 1-1 | 372 | – | 14 | -5 |
| 20 | TEXAS CHRISTIAN | 2-0 | 271 | – | 26 | +6 |
| 21 | SOUTH FLORIDA | 2-0 | 249 | – | 20 | -1 |
| 22 | WASHINGTON STATE | 2-0 | 244 | – | 22 | – |
| 23 | TENNESSEE | 2-0 | 219 | – | 21 | -2 |
| 24 | UTAH | 2-0 | 182 | – | 23 | -1 |
| 25 | FLORIDA | 0-1 | 134 | – | 24 | -1 |
Michigan is ranked higher than Ohio State for the first time since the 2012 preseason poll, when the Wolverines were 8th and the Buckeyes 18th. The following week the 0-1 Wolverines were 19th and the Buckeyes had jumped to 14th.
