Ohio State's 2020 season will kick off the weekend of Oct. 24 when Nebraska heads to Columbus. Meanwhile, three of the Power 5 conferences are now underway as the SEC entered the picture yesterday.
After a brief hiatus from the Associated Press Poll, the Big Ten has now returned. The Buckeyes check in at No. 6 behind Clemson, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Notre Dame. Three other Big Ten programs are in the AP with Penn State at No. 10, Wisconsin at No 18, and Michigan sitting at No. 21.
The week's biggest fallers were LSU and Oklahoma. The Tigers dropped 14 spots to No. 20 after losing their home opener to Mississippi State. The Sooners fell 15 following yesterday's loss to Kansas State.
Ohio State's move from unranked all the way up to No. 6 is the biggest single-week gain in AP Poll history. The Buckeyes received four first-place votes and 11 voters had them unranked on their ballots.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLEMSON | 2–0 | 1,542 (55) | 1 | ACC |
| 2 | ALABAMA | 1–0 | 1,473 (3) | 2 | SEC |
| 3 | FLORIDA | 1–0 | 1,324 | 5 | SEC |
| 4 | GEORGIA | 1–0 | 1,310 | 4 | SEC |
| 5 | NOTRE DAME | 2–0 | 1,231 | 7 | IA Independents |
| 6 | OHIO STATE | 0–0 | 1,169 (4) | – | Big Ten |
| 7 | AUBURN | 1–0 | 1,133 | 8 | SEC |
| 8 | MIAMI (FL) | 3–0 | 1,045 | 12 | ACC |
| 9 | TEXAS | 2–0 | 862 | 8 | Big 12 |
| 10 | PENN STATE | 0–0 | 840 | – | Big Ten |
| 11 | UCF | 2–0 | 743 | 13 | American Athletic |
| 12 | NORTH CAROLINA | 1–0 | 734 | 11 | ACC |
| 13 | TEXAS A&M | 1–0 | 705 | 10 | SEC |
| 14 | OREGON | 0–0 | 651 | – | Pac-12 |
| 15 | CINCINNATI | 2–0 | 646 | 14 | American Athletic |
| 16 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 1–0 | 590 | – | SEC |
| 17 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 2–0 | 555 | 15 | Big 12 |
| 18 | OKLAHOMA | 1–1 | 535 | 3 | Big 12 |
| 19 | WISCONSIN | 0–0 | 510 | – | Big Ten |
| 20 | LSU | 0–1 | 401 | 6 | SEC |
| 21 | TENNESSEE | 1–0 | 377 | 16 | SEC |
| 22 | BRIGHAM YOUNG | 2–0 | 295 | 18 | IA Independents |
| 23 | MICHIGAN | 0–0 | 277 | – | Big Ten |
| 24 | PITTSBURGH | 3–0 | 248 | 21 | ACC |
| 25 | MEMPHIS | 1–0 | 196 | 17 | American Athletic |
The Buckeyes moved up four spots in the Coaches Poll and now sit at No. 6. Ohio State surpassed Oklahoma, LSU, Texas, and Auburn following yesterday's action. The Sooners and Tigers fell all the way down to No. 16 and No. 17, respectively.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLEMSON | 2–0 | 1194 | 42 | 1 | — |
| 2 | ALABAMA | 1–0 | 1144 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 3 | FLORIDA | 1–0 | 1038 | – | 6 | +3 |
| 4 | GEORGIA | 1–0 | 1006 | – | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | NOTRE DAME | 2–0 | 971 | – | 7 | +2 |
| 6 | OHIO STATE | 0–0 | 890 | 2 | 10 | +4 |
| 7 | AUBURN | 1–0 | 889 | – | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | MIAMI | 3–0 | 795 | – | 14 | +6 |
| 9 | TEXAS | 2–0 | 745 | – | 9 | — |
| 10 | PENN STATE | 0–0 | 589 | – | 13 | +3 |
| 11 | NORTH CAROLINA | 1–0 | 578 | – | 12 | +1 |
| 12 | CENTRAL FLORIDA | 2–0 | 577 | – | 15 | +3 |
| 13 | TEXAS A&M | 1–0 | 561 | – | 11 | -2 |
| 14 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 1–0 | 492 | – | NR | +27 |
| 15 | CINCINNATI | 2–0 | 480 | – | 16 | +1 |
| 16 | OKLAHOMA | 1–1 | 473 | – | 3 | -13 |
| 17 | LOUISIANA STATE | 0–1 | 445 | – | 5 | -12 |
| 18 | WISCONSIN | 0–0 | 438 | – | 17 | -1 |
| 19 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 2–0 | 374 | – | 18 | -1 |
| 20 | TENNESSEE | 1–0 | 321 | – | 21 | +1 |
| 21 | MICHIGAN | 0–0 | 271 | – | 19 | -2 |
| 22 | BRIGHAM YOUNG | 2–0 | 260 | – | 23 | +1 |
| 23 | VIRGINIA TECH | 1–0 | 215 | – | 24 | +1 |
| 24 | MEMPHIS | 1–0 | 210 | – | 20 | -4 |
| 25 | PITTSBURGH | 3–0 | 179 | – | NR | +2 |
