The Buckeyes hold steady at No. 3.
After Ohio State's 49-27 win over Rutgers, the Buckeyes remain at No. 3 in both the AP and coaches polls.
Though Clemson lost this week and fell behind the Buckeyes, Notre Dame jumped ahead of the Buckeyes after defeating the Tigers on Saturday night.
Ohio State comes in behind top-ranked Alabama and No. 2 Notre Dame, but did receive one first-place vote in the AP Poll. The Buckeyes are the top-ranked Big Ten team with Indiana coming in behind at No. 10, Wisconsin checking in at No. 13 and Northwestern cracking the top-25 for the first time at No. 23.
Here's the full AP Poll.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 6–0 | 1,547 (59) | 2 | SEC |
| 2 | NOTRE DAME | 7–0 | 1,464 (2) | 4 | ACC |
| 3 | OHIO STATE | 3–0 | 1,449 (1) | 3 | Big Ten |
| 4 | CLEMSON | 7–1 | 1,355 | 1 | ACC |
| 5 | TEXAS A&M | 5–1 | 1,223 | 7 | SEC |
| 6 | FLORIDA | 4–1 | 1,213 | 8 | SEC |
| 7 | CINCINNATI | 6–0 | 1,208 | 6 | American Athletic |
| 8 | BYU | 8–0 | 1,101 | 9 | IA Independents |
| 9 | MIAMI (FL) | 6–1 | 958 | 11 | ACC |
| 10 | INDIANA | 3–0 | 956 | 13 | Big Ten |
| 11 | OREGON | 1–0 | 948 | 12 | Pac-12 |
| 12 | GEORGIA | 4–2 | 861 | 5 | SEC |
| 13 | WISCONSIN | 1–0 | 852 | 10 | Big Ten |
| 14 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 5–1 | 762 | 14 | Big 12 |
| 15 | COASTAL CAROLINA | 7–0 | 551 | 15 | Sun Belt |
| 16 | MARSHALL | 6–0 | 534 | 16 | Conference USA |
| 17 | IOWA STATE | 5–2 | 491 | 17 | Big 12 |
| 18 | OKLAHOMA | 5–2 | 467 | 19 | Big 12 |
| 19 | SMU | 7–1 | 456 | 18 | American Athletic |
| 20 | USC | 1–0 | 395 | 20 | Pac-12 |
| 21 | TEXAS | 5–2 | 265 | 22 | Big 12 |
| 22 | LIBERTY | 7–0 | 260 | 25 | IA Independents |
| 23 | NORTHWESTERN | 3–0 | 250 | – | Big Ten |
| 24 | AUBURN | 4–2 | 184 | 24 | SEC |
| 25 | LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE | 6–1 | 118 | – | Sun Belt |
The Buckeyes received three first-place votes in the coaches poll and lead the way among Big Ten teams with No. 10 Indiana, No. 14 Wisconsin, and No. 23 Northwestern coming in behind.
Here's a look at the full coaches poll.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 6–0 | 1542 | 55 | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | NOTRE DAME | 7–0 | 1461 | 4 | 4 | +2 |
| 3 | OHIO STATE | 3–0 | 1443 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 4 | CLEMSON | 7–1 | 1340 | – | 1 | -3 |
| 5 | FLORIDA | 4–1 | 1230 | – | 8 | +3 |
| 6 | TEXAS A&M | 5–1 | 1229 | – | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | CINCINNATI | 6–0 | 1172 | – | 6 | -1 |
| 8 | BYU | 8–0 | 1112 | – | 9 | +1 |
| 9 | MIAMI | 6–1 | 995 | – | 10 | +1 |
| 10 | INDIANA | 3–0 | 901 | – | 13 | +3 |
| 11 | GEORGIA | 4–2 | 840 | – | 5 | -6 |
| 12 | OREGON | 1–0 | 828 | – | 14 | +2 |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 5–1 | 823 | – | 12 | -1 |
| 14 | WISCONSIN | 1–0 | 778 | – | 11 | -3 |
| 15 | MARSHALL | 6–0 | 534 | – | 15 | — |
| 16 | IOWA STATE | 5–2 | 530 | – | 17 | +1 |
| 17 | COASTAL CAROLINA | 7–0 | 495 | – | 16 | -1 |
| 18 | OKLAHOMA | 5–2 | 476 | – | 19 | +1 |
| 19 | SOUTHERN METHODIST | 7–1 | 448 | – | 18 | -1 |
| 20 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 1–0 | 334 | – | 20 | — |
| 21 | AUBURN | 4–2 | 305 | – | 21 | — |
| 22 | LIBERTY | 7–0 | 234 | – | NR | +6 |
| 23 | NORTHWESTERN | 3–0 | 218 | – | NR | +4 |
| 24 | TEXAS | 5–2 | 187 | – | NR | +2 |
| 25 | ARMY | 6–1 | 181 | – | 22 | -3 |
