Ohio State survived a scare in Bloomington this weekend, beating unranked Indiana 34-27 in a game that came down to the final play. Despite this performance, the Buckeyes again find themselves at the top of the Coaches Poll.
The close call did cost Ohio State a few first place votes as their total fell from 61 to 50.
The Big Ten Conference has five teams in this week's rankings — No. 1 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan State, No. 14 Northwestern, No. 21 Michigan, and No. 23 Iowa. Northwestern and Michigan's position in the poll sets up an intriguing 3:30 BTN match-up next weekend as the Wolverines host the Wildcats in the Big House.
Ohio State plays host to unranked Maryland in a noon contest this weekend.
| Rank | Team | Points | 1st Votes | Change | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHIO STATE | 1523 | 50 | 0 | Big Ten |
| 2 | TCU | 1435 | 4 | +1 | Big-12 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 1409 | 1 | -1 | Big Ten |
| 4 | Baylor | 1408 | 5 | 0 | Big-12 |
| 5 | Louisiana State | 1257 | 1 | +3 | SEC |
| 6 | Clemson | 1196 | +5 | ACC | |
| 7 | Utah | 1118 | 1 | +5 | PAC-12 |
| 8 | Florida State | 1067 | +1 | ACC | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 1009 | +5 | Big-12 | |
| 10 | Alabama | 990 | +3 | SEC | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 983 | +4 | SEC | |
| 12 | Florida | 755 | +11 | SEC | |
| 13 | Mississippi | 727 | -8 | SEC | |
| 14 | Northwestern | 707 | +3 | Big Ten | |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 674 | -8 | Independent | |
| 16 | Georgia | 562 | -10 | SEC | |
| 17 | Southern California | 540 | -1 | PAC-12 | |
| 18 | Stanford | 535 | +2 | PAC-12 | |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 519 | 0 | Big-12 | |
| 20 | UCLA | 401 | -10 | PAC-12 | |
| 21 | Michigan | 322 | +5 | Big Ten | |
| 22 | California | 311 | +2 | PAC-12 | |
| 23 | Iowa | 243 | +9 | Big Ten | |
| 24 | Boise State | 100 | +7 | MWC | |
| 25 | Memphis | 68 | +9 | AAC |
