Ohio State Climbs to No. 7 in Coaches Poll After Win Over Nebraska

By Kevin Harrish on November 4, 2018 at 12:35 pm
Ohio State is No. 7
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Ohio State's win over Nebraska wasn't pretty, but it was a win. And as a result, the Buckeyes moved up to No. 7 in the latest coaches poll, climbing one spot from No. 8 last week.

Just two other Big Ten teams remain in the rankings his week after Iowa fell to Purdue. Michigan checks in at No. 4 and Penn State sits at No. 20, but Michigan State, Iowa and Wisconsin were three of the top-four unranked teams receiving votes.

Alabama is the near-consensus No. 1 team, receiving 63 of 64 first-place votes, followed by Clemson at No. 2, which received the only other first-place votes. Notre Dame and Michigan round out the top-four at No. 3 and No. 4 respectively.

USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 ALABAMA 9-0 1599 63 1
2 CLEMSON 9-0 1537 1 2
3 NOTRE DAME 9-0 1464 3
4 MICHIGAN 8-1 1390 5 +1
5 GEORGIA 8-1 1347 5
6 OKLAHOMA 8-1 1272 7 +1
7 OHIO STATE 8-1 1109 8 +1
8 WEST VIRGINIA 7-1 1108 10 +2
9 WASHINGTON STATE 8-1 1076 11 +2
10 LOUISIANA STATE 7-2 1063 4 -6
11 CENTRAL FLORIDA 8-0 1054 9 -2
12 KENTUCKY 7-2 761 12
13 SYRACUSE 7-2 625 24 +11
14 BOSTON COLLEGE 7-2 580 25 +11
15 MISSISSIPPI STATE 6-3 567 21 +6
16 UTAH STATE 8-1 565 20 +4
17 FRESNO STATE 8-1 490 23 +6
18 WASHINGTON 7-3 463 19 +1
19 TEXAS 6-3 433 15 -4
20 PENN STATE 6-3 375 13 -7
21 FLORIDA 6-3 340 14 -7
22 NC STATE 6-2 327 NR +9
23 CINCINNATI 8-1 207 NR +4
24 UTAH 6-3 184 16 -8
25 IOWA STATE 5-3 151 NR +19
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