Ohio State took a while to get the train moving Saturday, but finally pushed away Christian Hackenberg and Penn State, 38-10, under the lights at Ohio Stadium.
Behind another stellar performance from quarterback J.T. Barrett (102 rushing yards, four total touchdowns) and another big day from Ezekiel Elliott (153 yards, one score) Urban Meyer's now won 20 consecutive games as a head coach for the fourth time in his career. No other coach has done that more than twice.
The Buckeyes jumped from 27 to 28 first-place votes in the AP Poll and only holds onto the top spot by a meager 12 points over Baylor. Ohio State is also still ranked No. 1 in the coaches poll. Michigan fell three spots to No. 15 after Saturday's last-second loss to Michigan State. The Spartans held steady at No. 7.
Utah and TCU swapped positions, as did LSU and Clemson. Big Ten West leading Iowa is up to No. 15 and Memphis enters for the first time this season at No. 18. Temple entered the rankings for the first time in 36 years. The Owls are ranked 22nd.
Ohio State plays at Rutgers next Saturday. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m.
Rank | Team | Points | 1st Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | OHIO STATE | 1428 | 28 |
2 | BAYLOR | 1416 | 12 |
3 | UTAH | 1362 | 16 |
4 | TEXAS CHRISTIAN | 1338 | 3 |
5 | LOUISIANA STATE | 1,306 | 1 |
6 | CLEMSON | 1252 | 1 |
7 | MICHIGAN STATE | 1202 | |
8 | ALABAMA | 1133 | |
9 | FLORIDA STATE | 1041 | |
10 | STANFORD | 917 | |
11 | NOTRE DAME | 898 | |
12 | IOWA | 820 | |
13 | FLORIDA | 785 | |
14 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 735 | |
15 | TEXAS A&M | 614 | |
15 | MICHIGAN | 614 | |
17 | OKLAHOMA | 565 | |
18 | MEMPHIS | 553 | |
19 | TOLEDO | 345 | |
20 | CALIFORNIA | 336 | |
21 | HOUSTON | 317 | |
22 | TEMPLE | 216 | |
23 | DUKE | 210 | |
24 | OLE MISS | 157 | |
25 | PITTSBURGH | 73 |