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Ohio State falls one spot in AP Top 25 after Championship Weekend

IMG_7408by:Andy Backstrom•12/03/23•

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Cade Stover by Matt Parker -- Lettermen Row --
Ohio State tight end Cade Stover makes a reception against Minnesota in the Buckeyes' Week 12 home finale. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)

COLUMBUS — Ohio State dropped in the AP Top 25 poll for the second week in a row, this time after another Championship Weekend where the Buckeyes were left at home.

Head coach Ryan Day’s team slid from No. 6 to No. 7 after a chaotic Saturday that, most notably, saw back-to-back national champion Georgia lose its 29-game win streak to Alabama.

With that SEC title blemish, the Bulldogs plummeted from No. 1 to No. 6. The Crimson Tide, meanwhile, are No. 5 in this week’s AP Poll.

So here’s the top four: No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Washington, No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Florida State. Michigan leads the way with 51 first-place votes after shutting out Iowa, 26-0, in the Big Ten Championship. Then comes Washington with 11 first-place votes following its season sweep of Oregon.

Remember, though, the College Football Playoff committee has final say on which four teams make the playoff. Those announcements come out at 12:15 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

This week’s AP Poll is just a tease for the movement that will inevitably come in those all-important CFP rankings.

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
  • Week 15: No. 7

Lettermen Row has the entire Week 15 AP Top 25 Poll (Dec. 3) below:

1. Michigan (51 first-place votes)
2. Washington (11)
3. Texas
4. Florida State
5. Alabama
6. Georgia
7. Ohio State
8. Oregon
9. Missouri
10. Penn State
11. Ole Miss
12. Oklahoma
13. LSU
14. Arizona
15. Notre Dame
16. Louisville
17. SMU
18. Liberty
19. North Carolina State
20. Iowa
21. Oregon State
22. Oklahoma State
23. Tulane
24. JMU
25. Tennessee

Counting down

Buckeyes vs. Michigan: 363 days

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