Ohio State Falls to No. 9 in the Coaches Poll After Loss to Purdue

By Kevin Harrish on October 21, 2018 at 1:03 pm
Ohio State falls to No. 9.
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After a 49-20 loss to unranked Purdue, the Buckeyes sunk in the latest coaches poll, falling seven spots from No. 2 to No. 9.

Ohio State now sits just behind No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 10 UCF.

At the top of the poll is Alabama, once again, followed by No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame.

Checking in at No. 4 is Joe Burrow's LSU Tigers who notched yet another top-25 win this week, downing Mississippi State 19-3.

Four other Big Ten teams crack the top-25 with Michigan as the highest at No. 5. Penn State checks in at No. 16 while Iowa sits at No. 18 with Wisconsin just behind at No. 19.

USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 ALABAMA 8-0 1548 60 1
2 CLEMSON 7-0 1488 2 3 +1
3 NOTRE DAME 7-0 1409 4 +1
4 LOUISIANA STATE 7-1 1352 5 +1
5 MICHIGAN 7-1 1228 7 +2
6 GEORGIA 6-1 1207 6
7 TEXAS 6-1 1146 8 +1
8 OKLAHOMA 6-1 1075 10 +2
9 OHIO STATE 7-1 1030 2 -7
10 CENTRAL FLORIDA 7-0 1008 9 -1
11 FLORIDA 6-1 968 12 +1
12 WEST VIRGINIA 5-1 794 13 +1
13 WASHINGTON 6-2 729 14 +1
14 KENTUCKY 6-1 689 17 +3
15 WASHINGTON STATE 6-1 633 23 +8
16 PENN STATE 5-2 606 16
17 TEXAS A&M 5-2 583 18 +1
18 IOWA 6-1 447 22 +4
19 WISCONSIN 5-2 430 19
20 SOUTH FLORIDA 7-0 390 20
21 OREGON 5-2 383 11 -10
22 NC STATE 5-1 222 15 -7
23 STANFORD 5-2 180 24 +1
24 UTAH 5-2 107 NR +9
25 MIAMI 5-2 95 NR +1
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