Ohio State Falls to No. 4 in Coaches Poll After 77-31 Win Over Oregon State

By Kevin Harrish on September 4, 2018 at 12:27 pm
Ohio State is No. 3 in the coaches poll again.
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The Buckeyes began the season as the No. 3 team in the coaches poll, but fell to No. 4 following their 77-31 win over Oregon State.

Ohio State is behind three of last season's college football playoff teams: No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Georgia. Though the Buckeyes did receive one first place vote.

It's worth noting the initial voting for the preseason poll that had Ohio State ranked No. 3 was done before Urban Meyer's paid administrative and announced three-game suspension.

Four other Big Ten teams were ranked in the top-25 with Wisconsin as the highest at No. 6, up from No. 7 last week after a 34-3 win over Western Kentucky. Behind the Badgers, the three other ranked Big Ten schools took a tumble in the poll after lackluster performances in the opening week.

Michigan fell from No. 14 to No. 22 after a 24-14 loss to Notre Dame, Penn State dropped from No. 9 to No. 10 after a scare from Appalachian State, and Michigan State fell from No. 12 to No. 13 after a close call against Utah State.

LSU, led by former Buckeye quarterback Joe Burrow, made the biggest jump in the poll. The Tigers were ranked No. 24 heading to the season, but moved up nine slots to No. 15 after a 33-17 win over Miami.

USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 ALABAMA 1-0 1571 59 1
2 CLEMSON 1-0 1498 3 2
3 GEORGIA 1-0 1414 4 +1
4 OHIO STATE 1-0 1398 1 3 -1
5 OKLAHOMA 1-0 1312 5
6 WISCONSIN 1-0 1249 7 +1
7 AUBURN 1-0 1219 10 +3
8 NOTRE DAME 1-0 1077 11 +3
9 STANFORD 1-0 909 13 +4
10 PENN STATE 1-0 893 9 -1
11 WASHINGTON 0-1 800 6 -5
12 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1-0 766 15 +3
13 MICHIGAN STATE 1-0 733 12 -1
14 VIRGINIA TECH 1-0 730 17 +3
15 LOUISIANA STATE 1-0 724 24 +9
16 TEXAS CHRISTIAN 1-0 699 16
17 WEST VIRGINIA 1-0 612 20 +3
18 MISSISSIPPI STATE 1-0 531 18
19 BOISE STATE 1-0 362 22 +3
20 CENTRAL FLORIDA 1-0 339 23 +3
21 MIAMI 0-1 277 8 -13
22 MICHIGAN 0-1 227 14 -8
23 OKLAHOMA STATE 1-0 225 25 +2
24 SOUTH CAROLINA 1-0 189 NR +2
25 FLORIDA 1-0 138 NR +2
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