Ohio State Jumps to No. 3 In AP, Stays at No. 4 In Coaches Poll Following Trouncing of Northwestern

By David Wertheim on October 20, 2019 at 2:17 pm
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After another blowout victory, this time a 52-3 drubbing of Northwestern, Ohio State jumped Clemson to move up to No. 3 in the AP Poll.

Despite losing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to a high ankle sprain, Alabama whacked Tennessee once again to hold their No. 1 ranking. LSU won a blowout game, as did Clemson, but the Buckeyes jumped the Tigers anyway.

Wisconsin lost one of the most shocking games of the season to Illinois, dropping to No. 13, while Minnesota moved up to No. 17 and Iowa to No. 20 following their wins. Michigan, who lost to Penn State, fell to No. 19.

Cincinnati moves up to No. 18, while Washington drops out of the top-25 after losing to Oregon.

AP TOP 25 Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PREV
1 ALABAMA 7–0 1,486 1
2 LSU 7-0 1,462 2
3 OHIO STATE 7-0 1,429 4
4 CLEMSON 7-0 1,408 3
5 OKLAHOMA 7-0 1,343 5
6 PENN STATE 7-0 1,224 7
7 FLORIDA 7-1 1,138 9
8 NOTRE DAME 5–1 1,058 8
9 AUBURN 6–1 1,054 11
10 GEORGIA 6-1 1,031 10
11 OREGON 6-1 979 12
12 UTAH 6-1 852 13
13 WISCONSIN 6-1 767 6
14 BAYLOR 7-0 732 18
15 TEXAS 5-2 627 15
16 SMU 7-0 587 19
17 MINNESOTA 7-0 577 20
18 CINCINNATI 6-1 468 21
19 MICHIGAN 5-2 440 16
20 IOWA 5-2 347 23
21 APPALACHIAN STATE 6-0 286 24
22 BOISE STATE 6-1 225 14
23 IOWA STATE 5-2 185
24 ARIZONA STATE 5-2 134 17
25 WAKE FOREST 6-1 118

In the Coaches Poll, it was more of the same. 

USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 ALABAMA 7–0 1602 44 1
2 CLEMSON 7–0 1511 10 2
3 LOUISIANA STATE 7–0 1486 3 6 +3
4 OHIO STATE 7–0 1461 8 4
5 OKLAHOMA 7–0 1408 5
6 PENN STATE 7–0 1283 7 +1
7 NOTRE DAME 5-1 1160 8 +1
8 FLORIDA 7-1 1151 9 +1
9 GEORGIA 6–1 1099 10 +1
10 AUBURN 6-1 1071 11 +1
11 OREGON 6-1 1011 12 +1
12 UTAH 6–1 858 14 +2
13 WISCONSIN 6-1 824 6 -7
14 BAYLOR 7-0 730 18 +4
15 TEXAS 5-2 722 15
16 MINNESOTA 7-0 631 20 +4
17 SOUTHERN METHODIST 7-0 609 19 +2
18 CINCINNATI 6-1 461 21 +3
19 IOWA 5-2 373 22 +3
20 MICHIGAN 5-2 369 16 -4
21 BOISE STATE 6-1 308 13 -8
22 APPALACHIAN STATE 6-0 300 24 +2
23 WAKE FOREST 6-1 181 NR +3
24 ARIZONA STATE 5-2 131 17 -7
25 MEMPHIS 6-1 101 NR +4

The Big Ten has six teams ranked in the Coaches Poll: No. 4 Ohio State, No. 6 Penn State, No. 13 Wisconsin, No. 16 Minnesota, No. 19 Iowa, and No. 20 Michigan. 

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