Ohio State Remains No. 4 in Coaches Poll After Marquee 40-28 Win Over TCU

By 11W Staff on September 16, 2018 at 1:07 pm
Parris Campbell leaving TCU in the dust
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Ohio State registered its signature non-conference win Saturday night with a 40-28 victory over TCU in Dallas, but the Buckeyes hold steady at No. 4 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The top four remained the same with Alabama at No. 1, Clemson at No. 2 and Georgia No. 3.

There was big movement for one of the Big Ten's other playoff contenders, but it wasn't the right direction. Wisconsin fell from No. 6 to No. 16 after a shocking 24-21 loss to BYU at home.

Penn State moved up one spot to No. 9 after blowing out Kent State by 53, Michigan slid up to No. 21 after a 45-20 win over SMU, and idle Michigan State checked in at No. 23.

The biggest jumper in the poll was LSU — led by former Ohio State quarterback Joe Burrow — which upset Auburn on the road Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, now 3-0 on the season, are up to No. 6, seven spots higher than last week.

USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 ALABAMA 3-0 1572 60 1
2 CLEMSON 3-0 1477 2 2
3 GEORGIA 3-0 1436 3
4 OHIO STATE 3-0 1405 1 4
5 OKLAHOMA 3-0 1339 5
6 LOUISIANA STATE 3-0 1171 13 +7
7 STANFORD 3-0 1116 9 +2
8 NOTRE DAME 3-0 1083 8
9 PENN STATE 3-0 1070 10 +1
10 VIRGINIA TECH 2-0 927 11 +1
11 AUBURN 2-1 921 7 -4
12 WASHINGTON 2-1 909 12
13 WEST VIRGINIA 2-0 824 15 +2
14 MISSISSIPPI STATE 3-0 780 16 +2
15 OKLAHOMA STATE 3-0 672 19 +4
16 WISCONSIN 2-1 626 6 -10
17 TEXAS CHRISTIAN 2-1 508 14 -3
18 CENTRAL FLORIDA 2-0 500 18
19 OREGON 3-0 384 23 +4
20 MIAMI 2-1 373 20
21 MICHIGAN 2-1 354 22 +1
22 TEXAS A&M 2-1 150 NR +4
23 MICHIGAN STATE 1-1 141 24 +1
24 BOISE STATE 2-1 114 17 -7
25 BOSTON COLLEGE 3-0 109 NR +5
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