Ohio State Jumps to No. 3 in Both AP and Coaches Poll

By Kevin Harrish on September 7, 2021 at 2:07 pm
Ohio State moves up to No. 3 in the AP Top 25
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Ohio State has climbed in the polls.

After the first week of college football, the Buckeyes have moved up in the polls, climbing from No. 4 in the preseason AP Poll and Coaches Poll to No. 3 in both polls this week.

Ohio State climbs in the polls after Clemson's 10-3 loss to Georgia and Oklahoma's narrow win over Tulane on Saturday. The Buckeyes are behind No. 1 Alabama and new No. 2 Georgia and ahead of No. 4 Oklahoma.

Oregon checks in at No. 12 in the AP Poll and No. 11 in the coaches poll, setting up a top-12 showdown in Columbus next weekend when Ohio State plays host to the Ducks.

You can view the full AP Poll and the full coaches poll.

AP TOP 25 Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PREV CONFERENCE
1 ALABAMA 1–0 1,571 (59) 1 SEC
2 GEORGIA 1–0 1,507 (4) 5 SEC
3 OHIO STATE 1–0 1,437 4 Big Ten
4 OKLAHOMA 1–0 1,374 2 Big 12
5 TEXAS A&M 1–0 1,288 6 SEC
6 CLEMSON 0–1 1,231 3 ACC
7 CINCINNATI 1–0 1,136 8 American Athletic
8 NOTRE DAME 1–0 1,070 9 IA Independents
9 IOWA STATE 1–0 1,045 7 Big 12
10 IOWA 1–0 942 18 Big Ten
11 PENN STATE 1–0 908 19 Big Ten
12 OREGON 1–0 883 11 Pac-12
13 FLORIDA 1–0 842 13 SEC
14 USC 1–0 789 15 Pac-12
15 TEXAS 1–0 683 21 Big 12
16 UCLA 2–0 668 Pac-12
17 COASTAL CAROLINA 1–0 384 22 Sun Belt
18 WISCONSIN 0–1 376 12 Big Ten
19 VIRGINIA TECH 1–0 359 ACC
20 OLE MISS 1–0 335 SEC
21 UTAH 1–0 334 24 Pac-12
22 MIAMI (FL) 0–1 229 14 ACC
23 ARIZONA STATE 1–0 222 25 Pac-12
24 NORTH CAROLINA 0–1 198 10 ACC
25 AUBURN 1–0 83 SEC
USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 ALABAMA 1–0 1624 64 1
2 GEORGIA 1–0 1537 1 5 +3
3 OHIO STATE 1–0 1491 4 +1
4 OKLAHOMA 1–0 1397 3 -1
5 TEXAS A&M 1–0 1334 6 +1
6 CLEMSON 0–1 1239 2 -4
7 NOTRE DAME 1–0 1197 7
8 CINCINNATI 1–0 1113 10 +2
9 FLORIDA 1–0 1058 11 +2
10 IOWA STATE 1–0 1057 8 -2
11 OREGON 1–0 920 12 +1
12 IOWA 1–0 914 18 +6
13 PENN STATE 1–0 872 20 +7
14 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1–0 828 14
15 TEXAS 1–0 653 19 +4
16 UCLA 2–0 538 NR +26
17 WISCONSIN 0–1 359 15 -2
18 UTAH 1–0 294 NR +8
19 COASTAL CAROLINA 1–0 289 24 +5
20 MISSISSIPPI 1–0 285 25 +5
21 VIRGINIA TECH 1–0 274 NR +19
22 NORTH CAROLINA 0–1 252 9 -13
23 OKLAHOMA STATE 1–0 243 22 -1
24 MIAMI 0–1 186 16 -8
25 ARIZONA STATE 1–0 181 NR +3
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