Updated Polls Set Stage For Top-10 Tilt Between Ohio State, Penn State

By September 23, 2018 (2:33 pm)Football

Ohio State and Penn State projected to be a top-10 matchup as both teams won through the first four weeks of the season, but the latest polls confirmed it Sunday. In possession of the same rankings for both national polls, the No. 4 Buckeyes face the No. 9 Nittany Lions for a top-10 matchup Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ABC.

The primetime clash at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa., features the Big Ten’s top two teams after OSU and PSU emerged from week four at 4-0 and 1-0 in conference play. While Ohio State remained ranked fourth for the third straight week following its 49-6 pasting of Tulane, Penn State inched up from 10th to ninth after its 63-24 rout of Illinois.

The Buckeyes follow No. 3 Clemson, No. 2 Georgia and No. 1 Alabama while the Nittany Lions traded places with No. 10 Auburn. Around the conference, No. 14 Michigan and No. 15 Wisconsin round out the rest of the Big Ten with No. 21 Michigan State. Iowa and Maryland received votes, respectively, with 31 and six.

In its entirety, the AP Top 25 for week five is embedded below.

AP Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV
1 ALABAMA 4-0 1,523 60 1
2 GEORGIA 4-0 1,422 2
3 CLEMSON 4-0 1,409 1 3
4 OHIO STATE 4-0 1,363 4
5 LSU 4-0 1,238 6
6 OKLAHOMA 4-0 1,201 5
7 STANFORD 4-0 1,143 7
8 NOTRE DAME 4-0 1,067 8
9 PENN STATE 4-0 1,001 10
10 AUBURN 3-1 987 9
11 WASHINGTON 3-1 946 10
12 WEST VIRGINIA 3-0 923 12
13 UCF 3-0 727 16
14 MICHIGAN 3-1 698 19
15 WISCONSIN 3-1 662 18
16 MIAMI (FL) 3-1 571 21
17 KENTUCKY 4-0 541
18 TEXAS 3-1 308
19 OREGON 3-1 297 20
20 BRIGHAM YOUNG 3-1 270 25
21 MICHIGAN STATE 2-1 256 24
22 DUKE 4-0 244
23 MISSISSIPPI STATE 3-1 241 14
24 CALIFORNIA 3-0 118
25 TEXAS TECH 3-1 106
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