The Buckeyes are back in the top five.
Even though Ohio State didn’t play this weekend, it moved up one spot to fifth in both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll thanks to Iowa’s 24-7 loss to Purdue on Saturday, which dropped the Hawkeyes out of the No. 2 spot.
Georgia remains the No. 1 team in both polls while Ohio State also remains behind Cincinnati, Oklahoma and Alabama after all four of those teams won Saturday.
The Buckeyes are now the highest-ranked Big Ten team in both polls, though the Big Ten now has six teams in the AP Top 25, all of whom the Buckeyes could potentially play in the second half of the season. Ohio State is scheduled to play No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Penn State, No. 9 Michigan State and No. 25 Purdue during the regular season, while No. 11 Iowa still looms as a potential Big Ten Championship Game opponent.
This week’s polls:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGIA | 7–0 | 1,575 (63) | 1 | SEC |
| 2 | CINCINNATI | 6–0 | 1,483 | 3 | American Athletic |
| 3 | OKLAHOMA | 7–0 | 1,434 | 4 | Big 12 |
| 4 | ALABAMA | 6–1 | 1,393 | 5 | SEC |
| 5 | OHIO STATE | 5–1 | 1,252 | 6 | Big Ten |
| 6 | MICHIGAN | 6–0 | 1,214 | 8 | Big Ten |
| 7 | PENN STATE | 5–1 | 1,116 | 7 | Big Ten |
| 8 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 6–0 | 1,082 | 12 | Big 12 |
| 9 | MICHIGAN STATE | 7–0 | 1,076 | 10 | Big Ten |
| 10 | OREGON | 5–1 | 1,054 | 9 | Pac-12 |
| 11 | IOWA | 6–1 | 1,048 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 12 | OLE MISS | 5–1 | 879 | 13 | SEC |
| 13 | NOTRE DAME | 5–1 | 763 | 14 | IA Independents |
| 14 | COASTAL CAROLINA | 6–0 | 736 | 15 | Sun Belt |
| 15 | KENTUCKY | 6–1 | 723 | 11 | SEC |
| 16 | WAKE FOREST | 6–0 | 629 | 16 | ACC |
| 17 | TEXAS A&M | 5–2 | 536 | 21 | SEC |
| 18 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 5–1 | 485 | 22 | ACC |
| 19 | AUBURN | 5–2 | 397 | – | SEC |
| 20 | BAYLOR | 6–1 | 378 | – | Big 12 |
| 21 | SMU | 6–0 | 358 | 23 | American Athletic |
| 22 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 6–0 | 284 | 24 | Mountain West |
| 23 | PITTSBURGH | 5–1 | 177 | – | ACC |
| 24 | UTSA | 7–0 | 104 | – | Conference USA |
| 25 | PURDUE | 4–2 | 68 | – | Big Ten |
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGIA | 7–0 | 1625 | 65 | 1 | — |
| 2 | OKLAHOMA | 7–0 | 1508 | – | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | CINCINNATI | 6–0 | 1497 | – | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | ALABAMA | 6–1 | 1446 | – | 5 | +1 |
| 5 | OHIO STATE | 5–1 | 1305 | – | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | MICHIGAN | 6–0 | 1299 | – | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | MICHIGAN STATE | 7–0 | 1158 | – | 9 | +2 |
| 8 | PENN STATE | 5–1 | 1134 | – | 8 | — |
| 9 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 6–0 | 1093 | – | 12 | +3 |
| 10 | OREGON | 5–1 | 1048 | – | 10 | — |
| 11 | IOWA | 6–1 | 1031 | – | 2 | -9 |
| 12 | MISSISSIPPI | 5–1 | 826 | – | 14 | +2 |
| 13 | NOTRE DAME | 5–1 | 816 | – | 13 | — |
| 14 | KENTUCKY | 6–1 | 763 | – | 11 | -3 |
| 15 | WAKE FOREST | 6–0 | 696 | – | 16 | +1 |
| 16 | COASTAL CAROLINA | 6–0 | 675 | – | 15 | -1 |
| 17 | TEXAS A&M | 5–2 | 580 | – | 18 | +1 |
| 18 | NC STATE | 5–1 | 528 | – | 21 | +3 |
| 19 | SOUTHERN METHODIST | 6–0 | 399 | – | 23 | +4 |
| 20 | BAYLOR | 6–1 | 369 | – | NR | +7 |
| 21 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 6–0 | 334 | – | 24 | +3 |
| 22 | AUBURN | 5–2 | 315 | – | NR | +4 |
| 23 | PITTSBURGH | 5–1 | 192 | – | NR | +6 |
| 24 | CLEMSON | 4–2 | 146 | – | 25 | +1 |
| 25 | TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO | 7–0 | 96 | – | NR | +5 |
