The pollsters are digging Ohio State a lot more after the Buckeyes took Michigan behind the woodshed in a 62-39 pummeling yesterday in the Shoe.
AP voters pushed the Buckeyes up to No. 6 in the latest rankings while Jim Harbaugh's crew fell to No. 8.
Of the many huge games of note next weekend, beyond Ohio State's date with No. 21 Northwestern, is No. 5 Oklahoma's Big 12 championship date with Tom Herman's No. 9 ranked Texas Longhorns.
| Rank | Trend | Team | Conference | Record | Points | Game scores | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Alabama | SEC | 12-0 | 1,525(61) | vs Auburn W 52-21 | |
| 2 | - | Clemson | ACC | 12-0 | 1,458 | vs South Carolina W 56-35 | |
| 3 | - | Notre Dame | Division I FBS Ind | 12-0 | 1,409 | @ USC W 24-17 | |
| 4 | 1 | Georgia | SEC | 11-1 | 1,336 | vs Georgia Tech W 45-21 | |
| 5 | 1 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 11-1 | 1,266 | @ West Virginia W 59-56 | |
| 6 | 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1,229 | vs Michigan W 62-39 | |
| 7 | 1 | UCF | The American | 11-0 | 1,146 | @ South Florida W 38-10 | |
| 8 | 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1,058 | @ Ohio State L 62-39 | |
| 9 | 2 | Texas | Big 12 | 9-3 | 959 | @ Kansas W 24-17 | |
| 10 | 6 | Washington | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 897 | @ Washington State W 28-15 | |
| 11 | 2 | Florida | SEC | 9-3 | 876 | @ Florida State W 41-14 | |
| 12 | 5 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 10-2 | 818 | vs Washington L 28-15 | |
| 12 | 4 | LSU | SEC | 9-3 | 818 | @ Texas A&M L 74-72 | |
| 14 | 1 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-3 | 751 | vs Maryland W 38-3 | |
| 15 | 3 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 8-3 | 672 | vs Oklahoma L 59-56 | |
| 16 | 1 | Kentucky | SEC | 9-3 | 602 | @ Louisville W 56-10 | |
| 17 | 1 | Utah | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 536 | vs Brigham Young W 35-27 | |
| 18 | 1 | Syracuse | ACC | 9-3 | 475 | @ Boston College W 42-21 | |
| 19 | 2 | Boise State | Mountain West | 10-2 | 409 | vs Utah State W 33-24 | |
| 20 | 2 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-4 | 324 | @ Ole Miss W 35-3 | |
| 21 | 1 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 8-4 | 322 | vs Illinois W 24-16 | |
| 22 | - | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-4 | 283 | vs LSU W 74-72 | |
| 23 | - | Army | Division I FBS Ind | 9-2 | 169 | _ | |
| 24 | 1 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-4 | 116 | vs Kansas State W 42-38 | |
| 25 | - | Fresno State | Mountain West | 10-2 | 102 | vs San Jose State W 31-13 |
