The Buckeyes go into the final week of the regular season as the No. 1 team in the country, according to the AP top 25. It’s the 13th straight week they are ranked above everyone else.
Ohio State will go up against No. 15 Michigan on Saturday to try to end its four-game losing streak against its archrival.
The entirety of the top four remained unchanged from last week, with No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 4 Georgia in their same spots. Oregon jumped back up to No. 5 after beating USC at Autzen Stadium. The Trojans dropped three spots to No. 19.
The rest of the top 10 consists of No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 7 Texas Tech, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 10 Alabama.
There are no other Big Ten teams in the top 25.
Here’s a full look at the top 25:
| Ranking | Team | Points (First-place votes) | Change |
| No. 1 | Ohio State (11-0) | 1640 (58) | – |
| No. 2 | Indiana (11-0) | 1587 (7) | – |
| No. 3 | Texas A&M (11-0) | 1522 (1) | – |
| No. 4 | Georgia (10-1) | 1444 | – |
| No. 5 | Oregon (10-1) | 1326 | +1 |
| No. 6 | Ole Miss (10-1) | 1320 | -1 |
| No. 7 | Texas Tech (10-1) | 1295 | -1 |
| No. 8 | Oklahoma (9-2) | 1169 | – |
| No. 9 | Notre Dame (9-2) | 1117 | – |
| No. 10 | Alabama (9-2) | 1056 | – |
| No. 11 | BYU (10-1) | 1014 | – |
| No. 12 | Vanderbilt (9-2) | 876 | – |
| No. 13 | Miami (9-2) | 849 | +1 |
| No. 14 | Utah (9-2) | 809 | -1 |
| No. 15 | Michigan (9-2) | 664 | +3 |
| No. 16 | Texas (8-3) | 646 | +1 |
| No. 17 | Virginia (9-2) | 556 | +2 |
| No. 18 | Tennessee (8-3) | 473 | +2 |
| No. 19 | USC (8-3) | 464 | -3 |
| No. 20 | James Madison (10-1) | 331 | +1 |
| No. 21 | North Texas (10-1) | 288 | +1 |
| No. 22 | Tulane (9-2) | 255 | +2 |
| No. 23 | Georgia Tech (9-2) | 228 | -8 |
| No. 24 | Pittsburgh (8-3) | 174 | NEW |
| No. 25 | SMU (8-3) | 121 | NEW |
