The Buckeyes' season is over and unblemished. The end-of-season Eleven Warriors ballot slates Notre Dame at number one and the Buckeyes at two.
The top three remain unchanged from last week.
You can check out the composite rankings from all the affiliated blogs across the net when they are released here.
Please let us know what you think in the comments.
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Notre Dame took care of business against Southern California and finished the season 12-0. The Irish will most definitely play for the BCS national title, likely against the winner of the SEC championship. | -- |
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The Buckeyes won Urban Meyer's first "The Game", 26-21. At 12-0, OSU finishes undefeated for the first time since the 2002 national championship and will surely start their 2013 campaign in the top 5. | -- |
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Alabama smoked out Auburn, 49-0, and will play Georgia in the SEC title game in Atlanta this weekend. | -- |
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Oregon won the "Civil War" against Oregon State, but they'll be watching the Pac-12 Championship Game from home, which will likely keep them out of any title discussions. |
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Georgia plays Alabama, likely for a trip to Miami and a BCS title shot. |
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Florida came back late to take down in-state foe Florida State. Florida was in initial BCS discussions, but with Notre Dame's finish on Saturday night, they'll likely not be considered for the big dance. |
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K-State was idle this weekend and welcomes Texas to Manhattan (KS) this weekend. |
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Stanford took down UCLA, 35-17, and earned the right to play against UCLA again in the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday. | -- |
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A&M finished the season with a dominating win over Missouri. The Aggies season is done (besides a bowl game), but Johnny Manziel will most likely be in New York City for the Heisman Ceremony. He could win, too! | -- |
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LSU beat Arkansas by 7, which isn't really impressive. A win is a win and LSU could potentially sneak into a BCS game. |
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Nebraska is the Big Ten's best eligible team and will play Wisconsin (not one of the conference's premier teams) in the Big Ten title game in Indy this weekend. |
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South Carolina beat rival Clemson, 27-17, and ends the season 10-2. |
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Florida State's momentum came to a screeching halt against rival Florida. FSU will face Georgia Tech this weekend in the ACC Championship Game. |
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Oklahoma came back against rival Oklahoma State to take the game, 51-48. It's crazy that this Oklahoma team could be a BCS at-large. |
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Clemson didn't bring their A-game against South Carolina and finished the season 10-2. They will not play for the ACC championship. |
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Oregon's flashy unis were too much for the in-state rival and the Beavers lost, 48-24. |
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The MAC's best team is probably better than most teams in the Big East, a handful of ACC teams, and some Big Ten teams. Kent State plays Northern Illinois in the MAC title game. |
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UCLA was just not enough for Stanford, but guess what? They get to play them again in this weekend's Pac-12 title game. |
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NIU, also from the MAC, could compete in most major conferences this season and plays for the MAC championship this weekend against Kent State. |
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Another overrated year for Michigan? After starting the year in the top 10, it's another year finishing with multiple losses and a place on the couch for the Big Ten title game. They'll also play in a second-tier bowl game. |
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Northwestern had a very good season, finishing the year by blowing out Illinois, 50-14. |
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Utah State finished the year perfect in conference (6-0) and 10-2 overall. | -- |
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Texas is back! Not really. The Longhorns could make a mediocre season a good one with an upset win at Kansas State on Saturday. |
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The other OSU blew the lead to Oklahoma and eventually lost, 51-48. |
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Boise State is having a very quiet but good season. They finish at Nevada on Saturday. | -- |
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Comments
Oregon won the civil war against "Stanford"? That one left me a little confused, I thought Stanford beat Oregon.
Fixed.
The Ohio State University, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2006
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Class of 2009
With the exception of NIU, I think I agree with every ranking on that ballot, David.
Anybody else remember Week One, when Ohio beat Penn State and we wondered if the Bobcats would run the table and be in the BCS mix?
Apparently even us homers didn't realize how good of a coach Darrell Hazell is.
Tress did have a really good staff put together, with the single and important exception of Bollman.
The 2011 offense would have been very different if Tress had been fired *before* Hazell was offered the Kent State job.
Well, glad to know you approved of Nick Siciliano. You are probably the only one.
the "Civil War" is Oregon vs Oregon St.
theDuke
"Oregon won the "Civil War" against Oregon State, but they'll be watching the Pac-12 Championship Game from home, which will likely keep them out of any title discussions, since they don't play in the S-E-C."
/fixed
The Ohio State University, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2006
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Class of 2009
Thanks for the updates, BED!
A little too much coffee last night had me loopy.
The Ohio State University, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2006
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Class of 2009
Just curious. Who does the comments on the teams within the rankings?
"It's just another case of there you are". ~ Doc (1918-2012)
Would Oklahoma State be the OTHER, OTHER OSU in this poll?
Wow, OSU still ranked 7 in the compiled poll. What a load of crap and what a worthless poll.
I don't have our Buckeyes that high on ESPN fan poll. And I still have Oregon 1 and Alabama 2.