The Buckeyes dropped to No. 4 in the AP Poll and stay at No. 4 in the Coaches Poll following the bye week.
After their top-10 win over Florida, LSU jumped to No. 2 over Ohio State and Clemson in the AP Poll. Representing the Big Ten, Wisconsin moved up to No. 6, Penn State to No. 7 and Minnesota entered the rankings at No. 20.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 6–0 | 1,503 | 1 | SEC |
| 2 | LSU | 6–0 | 1,449 | 5 | SEC |
| 3 | CLEMSON | 6–0 | 1,427 | 2 | ACC |
| 4 | OHIO STATE | 6–0 | 1,404 | 3 | Big Ten |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA | 6–0 | 1,333 | 6 | Big 12 |
| 6 | WISCONSIN | 6–0 | 1,245 | 8 | Big Ten |
| 7 | PENN STATE | 6–0 | 1,129 | 10 | Big Ten |
| 8 | NOTRE DAME | 5–1 | 1,042 | 9 | IA Independents |
| 9 | FLORIDA | 6–1 | 1,041 | 7 | SEC |
| 10 | GEORGIA | 5–1 | 995 | 3 | SEC |
| 11 | AUBURN | 5–1 | 985 | 12 | SEC |
| 12 | OREGON | 5–1 | 906 | 13 | Pac-12 |
| 13 | UTAH | 5–1 | 729 | 15 | Pac-12 |
| 14 | BOISE STATE | 6–0 | 716 | 14 | Mountain West |
| 15 | TEXAS | 4–2 | 672 | 11 | Big 12 |
| 16 | MICHIGAN | 5–1 | 648 | 16 | Big Ten |
| 17 | ARIZONA STATE | 5–1 | 524 | 18 | Pac-12 |
| 18 | BAYLOR | 6–0 | 470 | 22 | Big 12 |
| 19 | SMU | 6–0 | 398 | 21 | American Athletic |
| 20 | MINNESOTA | 6–0 | 330 | – | Big Ten |
| 21 | CINCINNATI | 5–1 | 308 | 25 | American Athletic |
| 22 | MISSOURI | 5–1 | 233 | – | SEC |
| 23 | IOWA | 4–2 | 210 | 17 | Big Ten |
| 24 | APPALACHIAN STATE | 5–0 | 148 | – | Sun Belt |
| 25 | WASHINGTON | 5–2 | 107 | – | Pac-12 |
In the Coaches Poll, LSU jumped Ohio State to the No. 3 spot, but the Buckeyes remain at No. 4.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 6–0 | 1601 | 44 | 1 | — |
| 2 | CLEMSON | 6–0 | 1536 | 14 | 2 | — |
| 3 | LOUISIANA STATE | 6–0 | 1455 | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| 4 | OHIO STATE | 6–0 | 1454 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA | 6–0 | 1414 | – | 5 | — |
| 6 | WISCONSIN | 6–0 | 1297 | – | 8 | +2 |
| 7 | PENN STATE | 6–0 | 1182 | – | 9 | +2 |
| 8 | NOTRE DAME | 5–1 | 1107 | – | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | FLORIDA | 6–1 | 1057 | – | 7 | -2 |
| 10 | GEORGIA | 5–1 | 1049 | – | 3 | -7 |
| 11 | AUBURN | 5–1 | 998 | – | 12 | +1 |
| 12 | OREGON | 5–1 | 955 | – | 13 | +1 |
| 13 | BOISE STATE | 6–0 | 795 | – | 14 | +1 |
| 14 | UTAH | 5–1 | 768 | – | 15 | +1 |
| 15 | TEXAS | 4–2 | 695 | – | 11 | -4 |
| 16 | MICHIGAN | 5–1 | 674 | – | 16 | — |
| 17 | ARIZONA STATE | 5–1 | 504 | – | 24 | +7 |
| 18 | BAYLOR | 6–0 | 501 | – | 23 | +5 |
| 19 | SOUTHERN METHODIST | 6–0 | 421 | – | 22 | +3 |
| 20 | MINNESOTA | 6–0 | 419 | – | 25 | +5 |
| 21 | CINCINNATI | 5–1 | 298 | – | NR | +5 |
| 22 | IOWA | 4–2 | 230 | – | 18 | -4 |
| 23 | WASHINGTON | 5–2 | 149 | – | NR | +4 |
| 24 | APPALACHIAN STATE | 5–0 | 140 | – | NR | +4 |
| 25 | TEMPLE | 5–1 | 88 | – | NR | +15 |
The Big Ten has six teams ranked in the Coaches Poll: No. 6 Wisconsin, No. 7 Penn State, No. 16 Michigan, No. 20 Minnesota and No. 22 Iowa. Wisconsin, Penn State and Minnesota all made moves up the rankings after their wins on the weekend.
Ohio State has three of these five teams left on their regular season schedule.
