AP Poll: Ohio State Remains No. 1 Following 38-10 Victory Over Penn State

By Eric Seger on October 18, 2015 at 2:10 pm
Ohio State checks in at No. 1 in the AP Poll once again after beating Penn State, 38-10.
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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.

AP TOP 25
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  
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