Ohio State stays 3rd in AP and Coaches Poll after defeating Purdue
Ohio State took care of business in West Lafayette, despite being shorthanded with injuries to Emeka Egbuka, TreVeyon Henderson, Miyan Williams, and Chip Trayanum, who was injured during the game, and remained the 3rd ranked team in the country.
Georgia, Michigan, Ohio state, and Florida State rounded the top 4 teams, and Washington slides in at 5th with their big win against Oregon this past week. Oklahoma had an idle week after defeating Texas in the Red River Rivalry, and slide down to 6th in the AP Poll.
The highlight of the week will be Penn State (ranked 6th/7th respectively) will come into Columbus looking for their first top 10 win and overall win since 2016. The Buckeyes were also aided by Notre Dame handling a previously unbeaten USC team.
Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 7-0 | 1590 | 58 |
| 2 | Michigan | 7-0 | 1516 | 4 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1429 | 1 |
| 4 | Florida State | 6-0 | 1390 | 0 |
| 5 | Washington | 6-0 | 1325 | 0 |
| 6 | Penn State | 6-0 | 1302 | 0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 6-0 | 1260 | 1 |
| 8 | Texas | 5-1 | 1078 | 0 |
| 8 | Alabama | 6-1 | 1078 | 0 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 6-0 | 1038 | 0 |
| 11 | Oregon | 5-1 | 989 | 0 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 5-1 | 849 | 0 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 809 | 0 |
| 14 | Utah | 5-1 | 704 | 0 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 5-1 | 663 | 0 |
| 16 | USC | 6-1 | 606 | 0 |
| 17 | Duke | 5-1 | 590 | 0 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 572 | 0 |
| 19 | LSU | 5-2 | 482 | 0 |
| 20 | Missouri | 6-1 | 368 | 0 |
| 21 | Louisville | 6-1 | 309 | 0 |
| 22 | Air Force | 6-0 | 196 | 0 |
| 23 | Iowa | 6-1 | 192 | 0 |
| 24 | Tulane | 5-1 | 112 | 0 |
| 25 | UCLA | 4-2 | 70 | 0 |
AP Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 7-0 | 1541 | 43 |
| 2 | Michigan | 7-0 | 1492 | 16 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1393 | 1 |
| 4 | Florida State | 6-0 | 1388 | 1 |
| 5 | Washington | 6-0 | 1355 | 2 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 6-0 | 1277 | 0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 6-0 | 1253 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas | 5-1 | 1098 | 0 |
| 9 | Oregon | 5-1 | 1034 | 0 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 6-0 | 1011 | 0 |
| 11 | Alabama | 6-1 | 987 | 0 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 834 | 0 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 5-1 | 825 | 0 |
| 14 | Utah | 5-1 | 695 | 0 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 664 | 0 |
| 16 | Duke | 5-1 | 593 | 0 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 5-1 | 557 | 0 |
| 18 | USC | 6-1 | 530 | 0 |
| 19 | LSU | 5-2 | 493 | 0 |
| 20 | Missouri | 6-1 | 365 | 0 |
| 21 | Louisville | 6-1 | 309 | 0 |
| 22 | Air Force | 6-0 | 245 | 0 |
| 23 | Tulane | 5-1 | 137 | 0 |
| 24 | Iowa | 6-1 | 125 | 0 |
| 25 | UCLA | 4-2 | 122 | 0 |