Week 7 of the AP Poll is here and Urban Meyer's squad finds itself in the No. 9 slot after throttling Maryland 62-14 yesterday in Ohio Stadium.
Washington State leapfrogged the Buckeyes, moving from No. 11 to No. 8 following a 33-10 decision over Oregon.
Just as it did in the Coaches Poll, previously No. 3 Oklahoma fell to No. 12 and Michigan dropped from No. 7 to No. 17 after falling at home to previously unranked Michigan State.
Penn State remains the B1G's highest-ranked team at No. 3 while Wisconsin gained two spots to No. 7.
Sparty parlayed its big win over Michigan into a No. 21 slot.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 6-0 | 1,507 | 43 | 1 |
| 2 | CLEMSON | 6-0 | 1,481 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | PENN STATE | 6-0 | 1,370 | – | 4 |
| 4 | GEORGIA | 6-0 | 1,327 | – | 5 |
| 5 | WASHINGTON | 6-0 | 1,284 | – | 6 |
| 6 | TCU | 5-0 | 1,192 | – | 8 |
| 7 | WISCONSIN | 5-0 | 1,127 | – | 9 |
| 8 | WASHINGTON STATE | 6-0 | 1,094 | – | 11 |
| 9 | OHIO STATE | 5-1 | 1,051 | – | 10 |
| 10 | AUBURN | 5-1 | 914 | – | 12 |
| 11 | MIAMI (FL) | 4-0 | 908 | – | 13 |
| 12 | OKLAHOMA | 4-1 | 851 | – | 3 |
| 13 | USC | 5-1 | 795 | – | 14 |
| 14 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 4-1 | 712 | – | 15 |
| 15 | VIRGINIA TECH | 5-1 | 617 | – | 16 |
| 16 | NOTRE DAME | 5-1 | 583 | – | 21 |
| 17 | MICHIGAN | 4-1 | 524 | – | 7 |
| 18 | SOUTH FLORIDA | 5-0 | 482 | – | 18 |
| 19 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 6-0 | 465 | – | 19 |
| 20 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 5-1 | 421 | – | 24 |
| 21 | MICHIGAN STATE | 4-1 | 416 | – | – |
| 22 | UCF | 4-0 | 274 | – | 25 |
| 23 | STANFORD | 4-2 | 109 | – | – |
| 24 | TEXAS TECH | 4-1 | 105 | – | – |
| 25 | NAVY | 5-0 | 74 | – | – |
