Ohio State climbs rung in Week 7 AP Top 25
COLUMBUS — Ohio State is back to where it started in this year’s AP Top 25: No. 3. The Buckeyes moved up in the poll for the second time in three weeks, taking the place of previously undefeated Texas in the third spot, behind No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Michigan. Florida State rounds out the top four.
After losing several first-place votes last week, Georgia is back in complete control with a poll-leading 50 first-place nods ahead of Week 7. Next is Michigan (11) and then Ohio State (1) and FSU (1).
The biggest winner this week is Oklahoma, which rose from No. 12 to No. 5 after defeating now-No. 9 Texas, 34-30, in the Red River Showdown.
Louisville, notably, jumped 11 spots from No. 25 to No. 14. The Cardinals, now 6-0 under new head coach Jeff Brohm, beat Notre Dame, 33-20. The Fighting Irish, on the other hand, dropped again, falling to No. 21.
The Buckeyes are coming off a 37-17 win over Maryland, which came into the matchup having started 5-0 for the first time since 2001. Ohio State’s offense didn’t hit its stride until the second half, but the Buckeyes’ defense stepped up during the first two quarters of action — safety Josh Proctor even recorded Ohio State’s third defensive touchdown of the season with a 24-yard pick-six.
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Eventually, quarterback Kyle McCord and the rest of the Buckeyes offense got going. Ohio State pulled away by scoring 27 points in the second half, turning a 10-10 halftime tie into a 20-point Buckeyes win.
Lettermen Row has the entire Week 7 AP Top 25 Poll (Oct. 8) below:
1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Ohio State
4. Florida State
5. Oklahoma
6. Penn State
7. Washington
8. Oregon
9. Texas
10. USC
11. Alabama
12. North Carolina
13. Ole Miss
14. Louisville
15. Oregon State
16. Utah
17. Duke
18. UCLA
T-19. Washington State
T-19. Tennessee
21. Notre Dame
22. LSU
23. Kansas
24. Kentucky
25. Miami
Counting down
Buckeyes vs. Purdue: 6 days
Buckeyes vs. Michigan: 48 days
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