Ohio State registered its signature non-conference win Saturday night with a 40-28 victory over TCU in Dallas, but the Buckeyes hold steady at No. 4 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
The top four remained the same with Alabama at No. 1, Clemson at No. 2 and Georgia No. 3.
There was big movement for one of the Big Ten's other playoff contenders, but it wasn't the right direction. Wisconsin fell from No. 6 to No. 16 after a shocking 24-21 loss to BYU at home.
Penn State moved up one spot to No. 9 after blowing out Kent State by 53, Michigan slid up to No. 21 after a 45-20 win over SMU, and idle Michigan State checked in at No. 23.
The biggest jumper in the poll was LSU — led by former Ohio State quarterback Joe Burrow — which upset Auburn on the road Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, now 3-0 on the season, are up to No. 6, seven spots higher than last week.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 3-0 | 1572 | 60 | 1 | – |
| 2 | CLEMSON | 3-0 | 1477 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 3 | GEORGIA | 3-0 | 1436 | – | 3 | – |
| 4 | OHIO STATE | 3-0 | 1405 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA | 3-0 | 1339 | – | 5 | – |
| 6 | LOUISIANA STATE | 3-0 | 1171 | – | 13 | +7 |
| 7 | STANFORD | 3-0 | 1116 | – | 9 | +2 |
| 8 | NOTRE DAME | 3-0 | 1083 | – | 8 | – |
| 9 | PENN STATE | 3-0 | 1070 | – | 10 | +1 |
| 10 | VIRGINIA TECH | 2-0 | 927 | – | 11 | +1 |
| 11 | AUBURN | 2-1 | 921 | – | 7 | -4 |
| 12 | WASHINGTON | 2-1 | 909 | – | 12 | – |
| 13 | WEST VIRGINIA | 2-0 | 824 | – | 15 | +2 |
| 14 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 3-0 | 780 | – | 16 | +2 |
| 15 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 3-0 | 672 | – | 19 | +4 |
| 16 | WISCONSIN | 2-1 | 626 | – | 6 | -10 |
| 17 | TEXAS CHRISTIAN | 2-1 | 508 | – | 14 | -3 |
| 18 | CENTRAL FLORIDA | 2-0 | 500 | – | 18 | – |
| 19 | OREGON | 3-0 | 384 | – | 23 | +4 |
| 20 | MIAMI | 2-1 | 373 | – | 20 | – |
| 21 | MICHIGAN | 2-1 | 354 | – | 22 | +1 |
| 22 | TEXAS A&M | 2-1 | 150 | – | NR | +4 |
| 23 | MICHIGAN STATE | 1-1 | 141 | – | 24 | +1 |
| 24 | BOISE STATE | 2-1 | 114 | – | 17 | -7 |
| 25 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 3-0 | 109 | – | NR | +5 |
