Ohio State Moves Up to No. 6 in College Football Playoff Rankings Following Win at Minnesota

By Patrick Maks on November 18, 2014 at 6:46 pm
Urban Meyer's Ohio State Buckeyes climbed to No. 6 in the College Football Playoff Rankings this week.
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After beating Minnesota in an exceptionally frigid affair, Ohio State moved to No. 6 in the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night.

The Buckeyes (9-1, 6-0 Big Ten), who jumped Baylor, are making their final playoff push as the regular season nears an end and the College Football Playoff selection committee continues to reward Ohio State for beating good teams on the road.

ESPN's David Pollack raved about the Buckeyes tuesday night.

“Ohio State has had two impressive road wins in the Big Ten, ” committee chair Jeff Long said during ESPN's telecast of the rankings show. “We were really impressed with the work Ohio State has done in the last two weeks, particularly because it was on the road.”

They play Indiana Saturday at noon and arch rival Michigan the following weekend. A win against the Hoosiers will clinch a spot in the Big Ten Championship game.

Notably, Michigan State is ranked 11th and Wisconsin jumped to No. 16 after demolishing Nebraska. The Cornhuskers fell to No. 23 and Minnesota stayed put at No. 25. 

Ahead of Ohio State are: Alabama, Oregon, Florida State, Mississippi State, and TCU.

 

College Football Playoff Rankings, Week 13
Rank Team Record Conference Remaining Games
1 ALABAMA 9-1 SEC WESTERN CAROLINA (11/22), #14 AUBURN (11/29)
2 OREGON 9-1 PAC-12 COLORADO (11/22), @ OREGON STATE (11/29)
3 FLORIDA STATE 10-0 ACC BOSTON COLLEGE (11/22), FLORIDA (11/29)
4 MISSISSIPPI STATE 9-1 SEC VANDERBILT (11/22), @ #8 OLE MISS (11/29)
5 TCU 9-1 BIG 12 @ TEXAS (11/27), IOWA STATE (12/6)
6 OHIO STATE 9-1 BIG TEN INDIANA (11/22), MICHIGAN (11/29)
7 BAYLOR 8-1 BIG 12 OKLAHOMA STATE (11/22), @ TEXAS TECH (11/29), #12 K-STATE (12/6)
8 OLE MISS 8-2 SEC #4 MISSISSIPPI STATE (11/29)
9 UCLA 8-2 PAC-12 #19 USC (11/22), STANFORD (11/28)
10 GEORGIA 8-2 SEC CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (11/22), #18 GEORGIA TECH (11/29)
11 MICHIGAN STATE 8-2 BIG TEN RUTGERS (11/22), @ PENN STATE (11/29)
12 KANSAS STATE 7-2 BIG 12 @ WEST VIRGINIA (11/20), KANSAS (11/29), @ #7 BAYLOR (12/6)
13 ARIZONA STATE 8-2 PAC-12 WASHINGTON STATE (11/22), #15 ARIZONA (11/28)
14 AUBURN 7-3 SEC SAMFORD (11/22), @ #1 ALABAMA (11/29)
15 ARIZONA 8-2 PAC-12 @ #17 UTAH (11/22), #13 ARIZONA STATE (11/28)
16 WISCONSIN 8-2 BIG TEN @ IOWA (11/22), #25 MINNESOTA (11/29)
17 UTAH 7-3 PAC-12 #15 ARIZONA (11/22), @ COLORADO (11/29)
18 GEORGIA TECH 9-2 ACC @ #10 GEORGIA (11/29)
19 USC 7-3 PAC-12 #9 UCLA (11/22), NOTRE DAME (11/29)
20 MISSOURI 8-2 SEC @ TENNESSEE (11/22), ARKANSAS (11/28)
21 OKLAHOMA 7-3 BIG 12 KANSAS (11/22), OKLAHOMA STATE (12/6)
22 CLEMSON 7-3 ACC GEORGIA STATE (11/22), SOUTH CAROLINA (11/29)
23 NEBRASKA 8-2 BIG TEN #25 MINNESOTA (11/22), @ IOWA (11/28)
24 LOUISVILLE 7-3 ACC @ NOTRE DAME (11/22), KENTUCKY (11/29)
25 MINNESOTA 7-3 BIG TEN @ #23 NEBRASKA (11/22), @ #16 WISCONSIN (11/29)
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