Ohio State debuted at No. 10 in the College Football Playoff rankings last week, and that's where the Buckeyes stayed this week after a 36-31 win over Nebraska.
The top Alabama and Clemson remained in the top-two spots with Notre Dame sliding into the No. 3 spot after LSU's loss and Michigan moving up into the No. 4 spot. The next two teams on the outside are No. 5 Georgia and No. 6 Oklahoma.
Four other Big Ten teams cracked the top-25 with Penn State checking in at No. 20, Iowa at No. 21, No. 18 Michigan State and Michigan cracking the top six.
Michigan State's' No. 18 rankings sets up a top-20 matchup between the Buckeyes and the Spartans in East Lansing this weekend.
The complete rankings:
| Rank # | Team | Record | KEY GAMES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 9-0 | #16 MISS ST (11/10), #24 AUBURN (11/24) |
| 2 | CLEMSON | 9-0 | @ #17 BOSTON COLLEGE (11/10), SOUTH CAROLINA (11/24) |
| 3 | NOTRE DAME | 9-0 | #13 SYRACUSE (11/17), @ USC (11/24) |
| 4 | MICHIGAN | 8-1 | @ #10 OHIO STATE (11/24) |
| 5 | GEORGIA | 8-1 | GEORGIA TECH (11/24) |
| 6 | OKLAHOMA | 8-1 | OKLAHOMA STATE (11/10), @ #9 WEST VIRGINIA (11/23) |
| 7 | LSU | 7-2 | @ TEXAS A&M (11/24) |
| 8 | WASHINGTON STATE | 8-1 | @ COLORADO (11/10), #25 WASHINGTON (11/23) |
| 9 | WEST VIRGINIA | 7-1 | @ OKLAHOMA STATE (11/17), #6 OKLAHOMA (11/24) |
| 10 | OHIO STATE | 8-1 | @ #18 MICHIGAN STATE (11/10), #5 MICHIGAN (11/24) |
| 11 | KENTUCKY | 7-2 | @ TENNESSEE (11/10), @ LOUISVILLE (11/24) |
| 12 | UCF | 8-0 | CINCINNATI (11/17), @ SOUTH FLORIDA (11/24) |
| 13 | SYRACUSE | 7-2 | #3 NOTRE DAME (11/17), @ #17 BOSTON COLLEGE (11/24) |
| 14 | NC STATE | 6-2 | @ NORTH CAROLINA (11/24) |
| 15 | FLORIDA | 6-3 | FLORIDA STATE (11/24) |
| 16 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 6-3 | @ #1 ALABAMA (11/10), @ OLE MISS (11/24) |
| 17 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 7-2 | @ #2 CLEMSON (11/10), #13 SYRACUSE |
| 18 | MICHIGAN STATE | 6-3 | #10 OHIO STATE (11/10) |
| 19 | TEXAS | 6-3 | @ TEXAS TECH (11/10), #22 IOWA STATE (11/17) |
| 20 | PENN STATE | 6-3 | WISCONSIN (11/10), MARYLAND (11/24) |
| 21 | IOWA | 6-3 | NORTHWESTERN (11/10) |
| 22 | IOWA STATE | 5-3 | @ #19 TEXAS (11/17) |
| 23 | FRESNO STATE | 8-1 | SAN DIEGO STATE (11/17) |
| 24 | AURURN | 6-3 | @ #5 GEORGIA (11/10), @ #1 ALABAMA (11/24) |
| 25 | WASHINGTON | 7-3 | @ #8 WASHINGTON STATE |
