Just like the Coaches Poll, Ohio State has remained at No. 6 in this week's edition of the Associated Press (AP) Poll after a bye week.
All of the top eight teams stayed put, as none of them lost this week. Notre Dame jumped four spots up to No. 9 after throttling USC, who dropped ten spots– the biggest fall of the week– to No. 21. Iowa State enters the poll for the first time, coming in at No. 25, taking over Michigan's spot as the Wolverines fell all the way out of the poll.
Of note: adding to the intrigue surrounding the upcoming game, No. 2 Penn State is the highest-ranked team to play Ohio State in Columbus since 2006.
Penn State figures to stay at No. 2 in AP, would be highest ranked team to visit Ohio Stadium since 1-2 game with Michigan in 2006
— Steve Helwagen (@SteveHelwagen) October 22, 2017
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 8-0 | 1,525 | 61 | 1 |
| 2 | PENN STATE | 7-0 | 1,444 | – | 2 |
| 3 | GEORGIA | 7-0 | 1,409 | – | 3 |
| 4 | TCU | 7-0 | 1,327 | – | 4 |
| 5 | WISCONSIN | 7-0 | 1,241 | – | 5 |
| 6 | OHIO STATE | 6-1 | 1,165 | – | 6 |
| 7 | CLEMSON | 6-1 | 1,113 | – | 7 |
| 8 | MIAMI (FL) | 6-0 | 1,101 | – | 8 |
| 9 | NOTRE DAME | 6-1 | 1,066 | – | 13 |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA | 6-1 | 1,040 | – | 9 |
| 11 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 6-1 | 894 | – | 10 |
| 12 | WASHINGTON | 6-1 | 836 | – | 12 |
| 13 | VIRGINIA TECH | 6-1 | 791 | – | 14 |
| 14 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 6-1 | 666 | – | 16 |
| 15 | WASHINGTON STATE | 7-1 | 648 | – | 15 |
| 16 | MICHIGAN STATE | 6-1 | 615 | – | 18 |
| 17 | SOUTH FLORIDA | 7-0 | 604 | – | 16 |
| 18 | UCF | 6-0 | 500 | – | 20 |
| 19 | AUBURN | 6-2 | 397 | – | 21 |
| 20 | STANFORD | 5-2 | 344 | – | 22 |
| 21 | USC | 6-2 | 319 | – | 11 |
| 22 | WEST VIRGINIA | 5-2 | 196 | – | 23 |
| 23 | LSU | 6-2 | 182 | – | 24 |
| 24 | MEMPHIS | 6-1 | 111 | – | 25 |
| 25 | IOWA STATE | 5-2 | 98 | – | – |
