Following a thrilling 27-26 come-from-behind road victory over No. 9 Penn State, Ohio State is now the No. 3 team in the country, according the coaches poll, moving up one spot from last week.
The Buckeyes moved past Clemson in the rankings, which is now No. 4, just behind Ohio State. The Buckeyes are now behind only No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Georgia in the rankings.
The Big Ten has four other teams ranked in the top-25, topped off by No. 11 Penn State, which fell just two spots after Saturday's loss. Behind the Nittany Lions are No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 16 Michigan and No. 19 Michigan State.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 5-0 | 1597 | 61 | 1 | – |
| 2 | GEORGIA | 5-0 | 1490 | – | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | OHIO STATE | 5-0 | 1467 | 1 | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | CLEMSON | 5-0 | 1417 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA | 5-0 | 1313 | – | 5 | – |
| 6 | LOUISIANA STATE | 5-0 | 1285 | – | 6 | – |
| 7 | NOTRE DAME | 5-0 | 1246 | – | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | WEST VIRGINIA | 4-0 | 1055 | – | 12 | +4 |
| 9 | AUBURN | 4-1 | 1049 | – | 10 | +1 |
| 10 | WASHINGTON | 4-1 | 1027 | – | 11 | +1 |
| 11 | PENN STATE | 4-1 | 1002 | – | 9 | -2 |
| 12 | WISCONSIN | 3-1 | 797 | – | 13 | +1 |
| 13 | CENTRAL FLORIDA | 4-0 | 763 | – | 14 | +1 |
| 14 | STANFORD | 4-1 | 753 | – | 7 | -7 |
| 15 | KENTUCKY | 5-0 | 690 | – | 17 | +2 |
| 16 | MICHIGAN | 4-1 | 627 | – | 15 | -1 |
| 17 | MIAMI | 4-1 | 587 | – | 16 | -1 |
| 18 | OREGON | 4-1 | 453 | – | 20 | +2 |
| 19 | MICHIGAN STATE | 3-1 | 376 | – | 18 | -1 |
| 20 | TEXAS | 4-1 | 342 | – | 22 | +2 |
| 21 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 4-1 | 255 | – | 21 | – |
| 22 | COLORADO | 4-0 | 170 | – | NR | +7 |
| 23 | VIRGINIA TECH | 3-1 | 167 | – | 24 | +1 |
| 24 | BOISE STATE | 3-1 | 160 | – | 25 | +1 |
| 25 | NC STATE | 4-0 | 121 | – | NR | +6 |
