Ohio State Moves to No. 4 in Coaches Poll, No. 6 in AP

Ohio State moved up one spot in both the AP and USA Today Coaches poll following its 59-31 win over Purdue on Nov. 13. The Buckeyes are No. 4 in the Coaches poll and No. 5 in the AP poll.

Michigan State — the Buckeyes; next opponent — also moved up a spot and is now No. 8 in the Coaches poll and No. 7 in the AP, firmly setting up a top 10 matchup in Columbus on Nov. 20. According to the collegiate coaches, Michigan is the seventh-best team and eighth-best to the Associated Press, giving the Big Ten three teams in the top 10.

The Buckeyes are a top-five team in both polls for the first time since Week 2 when they were No. 3 ahead of their home loss to Oregon.

Ohio State also claimed the No. 4 spot behind Georgia, Alabama and Oregon in the second College Football Playoff rankings released on Nov. 9

Here are the full rankings in both polls:

AP Top 25 Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PREV CONFERENCE
1 GEORGIA 10–0 1,550 (62) 1 SEC
2 ALABAMA 9–1 1,449 3 SEC
3 CINCINNATI 10–0 1,420 2 American Athletic
4 OREGON 9–1 1,353 5 Pac-12
5 OHIO STATE 9–1 1,341 6 Big Ten
6 NOTRE DAME 9–1 1,175 7 IA Independents
7 MICHIGAN STATE 9–1 1,161 8 Big Ten
8 MICHIGAN 9–1 1,134 9 Big Ten
9 OKLAHOMA STATE 9–1 1,106 10 Big 12
10 OLE MISS 8–2 943 12 SEC
11 BAYLOR 8–2 882 18 Big 12
12 OKLAHOMA 9–1 870 4 Big 12
13 WAKE FOREST 9–1 851 13 ACC
14 BRIGHAM YOUNG 8–2 671 14 IA Independents
15 UTSA 10–0 591 15 Conference USA
16 TEXAS A&M 7–3 583 11 SEC
17 HOUSTON 9–1 509 17 American Athletic
18 IOWA 8–2 491 19 Big Ten
19 WISCONSIN 7–3 467 20 Big Ten
20 PITTSBURGH 8–2 358 25 ACC
21 ARKANSAS 7–3 277 SEC
22 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 9–1 261 24 Sun Belt
23 SAN DIEGO STATE 9–1 239 Mountain West
24 UTAH 7–3 141 Pac-12
25 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7–3 95 21 ACC

USA Today Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1ST VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 GEORGIA 10–0 1550 62 1
2 ALABAMA 9–1 1464 2
3 CINCINNATI 10–0 1401 3
4 OHIO STATE 9–1 1363 5 +1
5 OREGON 9–1 1320 6 +1
6 NOTRE DAME 9–1 1181 7 +1
7 MICHIGAN 9–1 1153 8 +1
8 MICHIGAN STATE 9–1 1139 9 +1
9 OKLAHOMA STATE 9–1 1102 10 +1
10 MISSISSIPPI 8–2 948 12 +2
11 OKLAHOMA 9–1 878 4 -7
12 WAKE FOREST 9–1 847 13 +1
13 BAYLOR 8–2 826 18 +5
14 IOWA 8–2 637 14
15 BRIGHAM YOUNG 8–2 605 15
16 TEXAS A&M 7–3 560 11 -5
17 HOUSTON 9–1 541 17
18 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 10–0 528 16 -2
19 PITTSBURGH 8–2 446 22 +3
20 WISCONSIN 7–3 407 24 +4
21 UL LAFAYETTE 9–1 239 25 +4
22 ARKANSAS 7–3 212 NR +4
23 SAN DIEGO STATE 9–1 210 NR +4
24 NC STATE 7–3 138 19 -5
25 UTAH 7–3 133 NR +5