AP Poll: Buckeyes Stay No. 2 After Handing Rutgers a 58-0 Beatdown

By Kevin Harrish on October 2, 2016 at 2:07 pm
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The Coaches Poll and the AP Poll agree – Ohio State is the nation's No. 2 team.

The Buckeyes maintained the No. 2 ranking in the latest AP Poll for the third-straight week after dismantling Rutgers 58-0. Ohio State trails only defending-champ Alabama who is again ranked No. 1 following its win over Kentucky this weekend.

Behind Ohio State, Louisville fell from No. 4 to No. 7 after its close loss to Clemson, Stanford fell out of the top-10 after being dismantled by Washington, and Wisconsin fell to No. 11 after a close loss to Michigan.

After downing top-10 opponents this weekend, Clemson jumped from No. 5 to No. 3, Washington rose from No. 10 to No. 5 while Michigan maintained its No. 4 ranking.

It's also noteworthy that Oklahoma, Ohio State's highest quality opponent, has rejoined the rankings at No. 20 after falling from the rankings in last week's poll.

After being spoiled this week with three top-10 contests, only games between ranked teams is on the docket this upcoming weekend. No. 9 Tennessee will take on No. 8 Texas A&M and top-ranked Alabama will face Bert Bielema and No. 16 Arkansas.

AP Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV
1 ALABAMA 5-0 1,514 53 1
2 OHIO STATE 4-0 1,451 6 2
3 CLEMSON 5-0 1,403 1 5
4 MICHIGAN 5-0 1,334 1 4
5 WASHINGTON 5-0 1,234 10
6 HOUSTON 5-0 1,233 6
7 LOUISVILLE 4-1 1,160 3
8 TEXAS A&M 5-0 1,113 9
9 TENNESSEE 5-0 1,045 11
10 MIAMI (FL) 4-0 909 14
11 WISCONSIN 4-1 882 8
12 NEBRASKA 5-0 821 15
13 BAYLOR 5-0 805 13
14 MISSISSIPPI 3-2 712 16
15 STANFORD 3-1 711 7
16 ARKANSAS 4-1 528 20
17 NORTH CAROLINA 4-1 497
18 FLORIDA 4-1 391 23
19 BOISE STATE 4-0 385 24
20 OKLAHOMA 2-2 324
21 COLORADO 4-1 276
22 WEST VIRGINIA 4-0 240
23 FLORIDA STATE 3-2 230 12
24 UTAH 4-1 86 18
25 VIRGINIA TECH 3-1 85
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