Ohio State is No. 2.
The College Football Playoff selection committee ranked Ohio State as the second-best team in America in its initial rankings for the 2024 season with five more weeks of games to go before the inaugural 12-team field is set.
Ohio State is behind Oregon in the initial rankings. The rest of the top 12 consists of Georgia, Miami, Texas, Penn State, Tennesee, Indiana, BYU, Notre Dame, Alabama and Boise State.
| Rank # | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 9-0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7-1 |
| 3 | Georgia | 7-1 |
| 4 | Miami | 9-0 |
| 5 | Texas | 7-1 |
| 6 | Penn State | 7-1 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 7-1 |
| 8 | Indiana | 9-0 |
| 9 | BYU | 8-0 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 7-1 |
| 11 | Alabama | 6-2 |
| 12 | Boise State | 7-1 |
| 13 | SMU | 8-1 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 7-2 |
| 15 | LSU | 6-2 |
| 16 | Mississippi | 7-2 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 7-1 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 7-2 |
| 20 | Colorado | 6-2 |
| 21 | Washington State | 7-1 |
| 22 | Louisville | 6-3 |
| 23 | Clemson | 6-2 |
| 24 | Missouri | 6-2 |
| 25 | Army | 8-0 |
Ohio State is 7-1 after 10 weeks of the 2024 college football season. The Buckeyes have defeated Akron, Western Michigan, Marshall, Michigan State, Iowa, Nebraska and then-No. 3 Penn State. The last of those victories occurred this past weekend, a 20-13 win in State College. The team's lone blemish, a 32-31 loss to then-No. 3 Oregon, occurred on Oct. 12 in Eugene.
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Ohio State is ranked No. 3 in the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes are No. 1 in SP+ and No. 2 in ESPN’s College Football Power Index. That latter metric states that Ohio State has the No. 5 strength of record and No. 19 strength of schedule in college football this season. The Buckeyes' remaining schedule – which includes Purdue, Northwestern (at Wrigley Field), No. 8 Indiana and Michigan – ranks No. 23 in the sport.
