For the third straight week, Ohio State is No. 2 in the College Football Playoff rankings.
On Tuesday, the CFP committee ranked Ohio State as the second-ranked team in America. Three more weeks remain until the committee sets the inaugural 12-team field.
The Buckeyes came in behind Oregon in the third rankings. The rest of the top 12 consists of Texas, Penn State, Indiana, Notre Dame, Alabama, Miami, Ole Miss, Georgia, Tennessee and Boise State.
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Ohio State is 9-1 after 12 weeks of the 2024 college football season. The Buckeyes have defeated Akron, Western Michigan, Marshall, Michigan State, Iowa, Nebraska, then-No. 3 Penn State, Purdue and Northwestern. The last of those victories occurred this past weekend, a 31-7 bashing of Northwestern at Wrigley Field. The team's lone blemish, a 32-31 loss to then-No. 3 Oregon, occurred on Oct. 12 in Eugene.
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In addition to the CFP rankings, Ohio State is No. 2 in the AP and Coaches polls. The Buckeyes are also No. 1 in SP+ and No. 3 in the College Football Power Index. The latter metric states that Ohio State has the No. 3 strength of record (behind Oregon and Georgia) and No. 28 strength of schedule in college football this season. The Buckeyes' remaining schedule – which includes No. 5 Indiana and Michigan at home – ranks No. 15 in the sport.
