AP Poll: Buckeyes move up rankings after emphatic top-five win at Penn State
COLUMBUS — Ohio State knew what was needed if it was going to stay in the national title conversation. The Buckeyes needed to go on the road against a top-five opponent and win a game.
They did just that. And with that massive win over the Nittany Lions, the Buckeyes moved up in the latest AP Poll. The team that beat Ohio State a few weeks ago, Oregon, remained the No. 1 team in the country. Penn State dropped down No. 6 after of the loss against the Buckeyes.
Georgia is in the second spot of the AP Poll. Ohio State moved up to third, while Miami and Texas moved up to fourth and fifth, respectively.
Notable upsets around the country included losses by Texas A&M (lost at South Carolina), Iowa State (lost at home to Texas Tech), Kansas State (lost at Houston), Clemson (lost at home to Louisville), Illinois (lost at home to Minnesota) and Pittsburgh (lost at SMU).
Ohio State is one of four Big Ten teams in this week’s AP Top 25. The league has Oregon, Penn State and the Buckeyes in the top 10. The other ranked teams from the conference are No. 8 Indiana, which remained unbeaten on the season by taking down Michigan State on the road.
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- 1Hot
Ben Herbstreit
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- 2
DJ Lagway injury
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- 3New
Franklin defends Kelce
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- 4
Gundy rips haters
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- 5
Dylan Raiola
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The full AP Poll can be found below.
AP Poll (Nov. 3)
1. Oregon (62)
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Miami
5. Texas
6. Penn State
7. Tennessee
8. Indiana
9. BYU
10. Notre Dame
11. Alabama
12. Boise State
13. SMU
14. LSU
15. Texas A&M
16. Ole Miss
17. Iowa State
18. Army
19. Clemson
20. Washington State
21. Colorado
22. Kansas State
23. Pitt
24. Vanderbilt
25. Louisville
Buckeyes favored over Purdue this week
Ohio State is fresh off a massive top-five road win over Penn State. Now the Buckeyes will are set to face one of the worst teams in the Big Ten in the return to the Horseshoe.
They’ll take on Purdue on Saturday afternoon, and they’ll do so as a 38.5-point favorite, according to the folks at Fanduel Sportsbook. The total has been set at 52.5.
Saturday after the game against Penn State, the networks announced that Ohio State will face the Boilermakers in the premier time slot for the Big Ten, just one week after the Buckeyes took down previously-undefeated Penn State in Happy Valley on Saturday. Last week, the Buckeyes played Nebraska as part of FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff coverage as well.
