Ohio State Cracks the Top Four in AP Poll, Moves Up to No. 5 in Coaches Poll

By Jake Anderson on September 29, 2019 at 2:21 pm
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With a dominant win over Big Ten foe Nebraska, the Buckeyes jumped up to No. 4 in the AP Poll. 

AP TOP 25 Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PREV CONFERENCE
1 ALABAMA 5–0 1,478 2 SEC
2 CLEMSON 5–0 1,426 1 ACC
3 GEORGIA 4–0 1,375 3 SEC
4 OHIO STATE 5–0 1,324 5 Big Ten
5 LSU 4–0 1,322 4 SEC
6 OKLAHOMA 4–0 1,264 6 Big 12
7 AUBURN 5–0 1,186 7 SEC
8 WISCONSIN 4–0 1,046 8 Big Ten
9 NOTRE DAME 3–1 996 10 IA Independents
10 FLORIDA 5–0 986 9 SEC
11 TEXAS 3–1 919 11 Big 12
12 PENN STATE 4–0 878 12 Big Ten
13 OREGON 3–1 817 13 Pac-12
14 IOWA 4–0 731 14 Big Ten
15 WASHINGTON 4–1 603 17 Pac-12
16 BOISE STATE 4–0 559 16 Mountain West
17 UTAH 4–1 534 19 Pac-12
18 UCF 4–1 352 22 American Athletic
19 MICHIGAN 3–1 350 20 Big Ten
20 ARIZONA STATE 4–1 249 Pac-12
21 OKLAHOMA STATE 4–1 215 Big 12
22 WAKE FOREST 5–0 190 ACC
23 VIRGINIA 4–1 186 18 ACC
24 SOUTHERN METHODIST 5–0 151 American Athletic
25 TEXAS A&M 3–2 147 23 SEC
25 MICHIGAN STATE 4-1 147 25 BIG TEN

LSU and Georgia were both idle this week. Clemson, after playing poorly against North Carolina, has dropped to No. 2 and Alabama is now the top-ranked team in the nation. 

Wisconsin, Penn State, Iowa, Michigan, and Michigan State are the other Big Ten teams ranked in the top-25.

The Spartans are tied with Texas A&M at No. 25 after both teams received the same number of votes, though the AP accidentally omitted Michigan State from this week’s poll upon initial publication.

In the Coaches Poll, Ohio State moved up a spot to No. 5, jumping LSU. The Buckeyes also received four first-place votes. 

USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 ALABAMA 5–0 1562 29 2 +1
2 CLEMSON 5–0 1526 30 1 -1
3 GEORGIA 4–0 1446 1 3
4 OKLAHOMA 4–0 1373 4
5 OHIO STATE 5–0 1362 4 6 +1
6 LOUISIANA STATE 4–0 1349 5 -1
7 AUBURN 5–0 1198 7
8 FLORIDA 5–0 1100 8
9 WISCONSIN 4–0 1097 9
10 NOTRE DAME 3–1 987 10
11 PENN STATE 4–0 978 11
12 TEXAS 3–1 912 12
13 OREGON 3–1 813 13
14 IOWA 4–0 790 14
15 BOISE STATE 4–0 621 15
16 WASHINGTON 4–1 608 17 +1
17 UTAH 4–1 532 19 +2
18 MICHIGAN 3–1 417 20 +2
19 CENTRAL FLORIDA 4–1 308 23 +4
20 WAKE FOREST 5–0 279 24 +4
21 TEXAS A&M 3–2 251 21
22 VIRGINIA 4–1 202 18 -4
23 MICHIGAN STATE 4–1 167 NR +5
23 MEMPHIS 4–0 167 NR +3
25 OKLAHOMA STATE 4–1 158 NR +5

Like the AP Poll, Alabama takes the top spot in the Coaches Poll. Wisconsin, Penn State, Iowa, Michigan, and Michigan State represent in the Big Ten. 

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