Ohio State drops out of top five in Week 14 AP Top 25
COLUMBUS — Ohio State is outside the top five for the first time since September. Coming off a 30-24 loss to Michigan — the program’s third straight in the series — the Buckeyes fell from No. 2 to No. 6 in the Week 14 AP Top 25.
Here’s what the top five looks like heading into Championship Weekend: No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Oregon.
Georgia leads the way with 52 first-place votes. Then comes Michigan. No other team is receiving first-place votes right now. That, of course, includes Ohio State, which now has slim chances to make the College Football Playoff.
The Buckeyes haven’t defeated Michigan since 2019, and they haven’t played in the Big Ten Championship since 2020.
They sit at 11-1 with a pair of top-10 wins this season. Ohio State squeaked out a 17-14 win over then-No. 9 Notre Dame and defeated then-No. 7 Penn State, 20-12. As was the case last year, the Buckeyes rolled into The Game with an undefeated record before being denied a Big Ten East title by its biggest rival.
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Now, Ohio State has to pick up the pieces and hope for chaos but also be prepared for a New Year’s Six bowl outside of the CFP.
Here’s how Ohio State has fared in the AP Poll so far this season:
- Week 1: No. 3
- Week 2: No. 5
- Week 3: No. 6
- Week 4: No. 6
- Week 5: No. 4
- Week 6: No. 4
- Week 7: No. 3
- Week 8: No. 3
- Week 9: No. 3
- Week 10: No. 3
- Week 11: No. 3
- Week 12: No. 3
- Week 13: No. 2
- Week 14: No. 6
Lettermen Row has the entire Week 14 AP Top 25 Poll (Nov. 26) below:
1. Georgia (52 first-place votes)
2. Michigan (10)
3. Washington
4. Florida State
5. Oregon
6. Ohio State
7. Texas
8. Alabama
9. Missouri
10. Penn State
11. Ole Miss
12. Oklahoma
13. LSU
14. Arizona
15. Louisville
16. Notre Dame
17. Tulane
18. Iowa
19. Oklahoma State
20. Liberty
21. North Carolina State
22. Oregon State
23. Toledo
24. JMU
25. SMU
Counting down to Ohio State-Michigan…
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