Tied with Boston University and Purdue. They're also tied for 17th in the public school rankings and 20th in the Power 5.

Why file under recruiting? Because as many of our discussions have noted, academics are important for recruits and their families.

Here's the list of power 5 schools up to Ohio State's ranking, with their overall ranking in parentheses:

1. Stanford (3)
2. Duke (7)
3. Northwestern (9)
T4. Cal (T15)
T4. UCLA (T15)
6. Vanderbilt (18)
7. Notre Dame (20)
8. Michigan (21)
9. North Carolina (22)
10. Virginia (24)
T11. Florida (T28)
T11. USC (T28)
13. Texas (32)
14. Georgia Tech (33)
T15. Illinois (T35)
T15. Wisconsin (T35)
17. Boston College (39)
T18. Rutgers (T40)
T18. Washington (T40)
T20. Ohio State (T43)
T20. Purdue (T43)