No. 4 it is for the Buckeyes this week.
Ohio State is the fourth-ranked team in both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll this week following its second bye week of the season.
Following Texas' loss to Georgia in Austin Saturday night, Oregon jumped to No. 1 while the Bulldogs climbed three spots to No. 2. Penn State and Ohio State remained at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. The Longhorns fell four spots to No. 6.
The Big Ten has five teams in the AP Top 25, including three of the top four teams in the rankings: Oregon (No. 1), Penn State (No. 3), Ohio State (No. 4), Indiana (No. 13) and Illinois (No. 20). The SEC, meanwhile, is represented by nine teams in the AP Poll.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OREGON | 7–0 | 1523 (59) |
| 2 | GEORGIA | 6–1 | 1434 (2) |
| 3 | PENN STATE | 6–0 | 1375 |
| 4 | OHIO STATE | 5–1 | 1353 |
| 5 | TEXAS | 7–0 | 1257 |
| 6 | MIAMI (FLORIDA) | 6–1 | 1242 |
| 7 | TENNESSEE | 6–1 | 1075 |
| 8 | LSU | 6–1 | 1049 |
| 9 | CLEMSON | 6–1 | 984 |
| 10 | IOWA STATE | 7–0 | 972 |
| 11 | BYU | 7-0 | 910 |
| 12 | NOTRE DAME | 6-1 | 891 |
| 13 | INDIANA | 7–0 | 830 |
| 14 | TEXAS A&M | 6–1 | 748 |
| 15 | ALABAMA | 5–2 | 643 |
| 16 | KANSAS STATE | 6-1 | 576 |
| 17 | BOISE STATE | 5-1 | 573 |
| 18 | OLE MISS | 5–2 | 408 |
| 19 | PITTSBURGH | 6-0 | 396 |
| 20 | ILLINOIS | 6-1 | 392 |
| 21 | MISSOURI | 6–1 | 359 |
| 22 | SMU | 6–1 | 313 |
| 23 | ARMY | 7–0 | 193 |
| 24 | NAVY | 6-0 | 166 |
| 25 | VANDERBILT | 5–2 | 92 |
In the Coaches Poll, Oregon jumped to No. 1 while the Bulldogs climbed two spots to No. 2, Penn State remained the third-ranked team and Ohio State jumped one spot to No. 4. In fact, seven of the top 10 teams in the Coaches Poll jumped at least one spot in the rankings. The Longhorns were the only team in the top 14 to drop spots.
The Big Ten is represented by five teams in this week's Coaches Poll, including three of the top four teams: Oregon (No. 1), Penn State (No. 3), Ohio State (No. 4), Indiana (No. 13) and Illinois (No. 21),
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OREGON | 7–0 | 1323 (51) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | GEORGIA | 6–1 | 1238 (2) | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | PENN STATE | 6–0 | 1197 (0) | – |
| 4 | OHIO STATE | 5–1 | 1107 (0) | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | MIAMI (FL) | 7–0 | 1087 (0) | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | TEXAS | 6–1 | 1082 (0) | ▼ 5 |
| 7 | LSU | 6–1 | 946 (0) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | TENNESSEE | 6–1 | 916 (0) | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | CLEMSON | 6–1 | 907 (0) | – |
| 10 | IOWA STATE | 7–0 | 829 (0) | ▲ 2 |
| 11 | NOTRE DAME | 6–1 | 809 (0) | – |
| 12 | BYU | 7–0 | 740 (0) | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | INDIANA | 7–0 | 651 (0) | ▲ 5 |
| 14 | TEXAS A&M | 6–1 | 641 (0) | – |
| 15 | ALABAMA | 5–2 | 554 (0) | ▼ 8 |
| 16 | KANSAS STATE | 6–1 | 488 (0) | ▲ 1 |
| 17 | MISSOURI | 6–1 | 486 (0) | ▼ 1 |
| 18 | OLE MISS | 5–2 | 444 (0) | ▼ 3 |
| 19 | BOISE STATE | 5–1 | 379 (0) | – |
| 20 | PITTSBURGH | 6–0 | 359 (0) | – |
| 21 | ILLINOIS | 6–1 | 347 (0) | – |
| 22 | SMU | 6–1 | 249 (0) | ▲ 1 |
| 23 | ARMY WEST POINT | 7–0 | 185 (0) | ▲ 1 |
| 24 | NAVY | 6–0 | 115 (0) | ▲ 4 |
| 25 | VANDERBILT | 5–2 | 37 (0) | ▲ 5 |
