AP Top 25: Ohio State No. 2 After Finishing Regular Season 11-1 With Win Over Michigan

By Eric Seger on November 27, 2016 at 2:11 pm
Ohio State remains No. 2 in the AP Poll after beating Michigan to finish the regular season 11-1.
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Ohio State remains the second-best team in the country, at least in the eyes of AP voters.

The Buckeyes remain No. 2 in the latest AP Poll, released on Sunday. The Buckeyes beat Michigan 30-27 in double overtime on Saturday. The Wolverines dropped from No. 3 to No. 5 in the poll with the loss. The Buckeyes are also ranked second in the latest Coaches Poll.

Alabama is still the unanimous choice for No. 1, snagging all 61 first-place votes. Clemson bumped up to No. 3 and Washington No. 4 after Michigan's loss. Big Ten West champion Wisconsin fell to No. 6 despite beating Minnesota. The Badgers play No. 8 Penn State next Saturday in Indianapolis.

There are six new teams in the AP top-25 poll this week. The highest ranked is Stanford at No. 17.

The full poll:

AP Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV
1 ALABAMA 12-0 1,525 61 1
2 OHIO STATE 11-1 1,456 2
3 CLEMSON 11-1 1,383 4
4 WASHINGTON 11-1 1,298 6
5 MICHIGAN 10-2 1,264 3
6 WISCONSIN 10-2 1,237 5
7 OKLAHOMA 9-2 1,141 7
8 PENN STATE 10-2 1,118 8
9 COLORADO 10-2 1,035 9
10 USC 9-3 948 12
11 OKLAHOMA STATE 9-2 931 10
12 FLORIDA STATE 9-3 847 15
13 WESTERN MICHIGAN 12-0 807 14
14 WEST VIRGINIA 9-2 726 19
15 FLORIDA 8-3 471 13
16 LOUISVILLE 9-3 468 11
17 STANFORD 9-3 452
18 AUBURN 8-4 423 16
19 VIRGINIA TECH 9-3 420
20 NAVY 9-2 387
21 LSU 7-4 338 25
22 IOWA 8-4 217
23 NEBRASKA 9-3 181 17
24 SOUTH FLORIDA 10-2 168
24 PITTSBURGH 8-4 168
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