Ohio State Ranked No. 5 Coaches Poll, No. 6 in AP Poll Following Week Five of College Football

By Kevin Harrish on October 11, 2020 at 2:06 pm
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The Buckeyes haven't started playing yet, but they're still near the top of the polls.

Ohio State moved up to No. 5 in the coaches poll, but holds steady at No. 6 in the AP Poll following Saturday's college football action.

In the AP Poll, Ohio State stays at No. 6 despite Florida's loss to Texas A&M as North Carolina jumped the Buckeyes in the poll following a double-digit win over Virginia Tech. Ohio State comes in behind Clemson, Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, and North Carolina.

The Buckeyes did not receive a first-place vote in the AP Poll.

AP TOP 25 Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PREV CONFERENCE
1 CLEMSON 4–0 1,546 (59) 1 ACC
2 ALABAMA 3–0 1,463 (2) 2 SEC
3 GEORGIA 3–0 1,430 (1) 3 SEC
4 NOTRE DAME 3–0 1,317 5 ACC
5 NORTH CAROLINA 3–0 1,190 8 ACC
6 OHIO STATE 0–0 1,152 6 Big Ten
7 OKLAHOMA STATE 3–0 1,069 10 Big 12
8 CINCINNATI 3–0 971 11 American Athletic
9 PENN STATE 0–0 970 9 Big Ten
10 FLORIDA 2–1 904 4 SEC
11 TEXAS A&M 2–1 883 21 SEC
12 OREGON 0–0 817 12 Pac-12
13 MIAMI (FL) 3–1 790 7 ACC
14 AUBURN 2–1 703 13 SEC
15 BRIGHAM YOUNG 4–0 693 15 IA Independents
16 WISCONSIN 0–0 633 16 Big Ten
17 SMU 4–0 522 18 American Athletic
18 TENNESSEE 2–1 463 14 SEC
19 MICHIGAN 0–0 417 20 Big Ten
20 IOWA STATE 3–1 405 24 Big 12
21 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 3–0 342 23 Sun Belt
22 KANSAS STATE 3–1 302 Big 12
23 VIRGINIA TECH 2–1 199 19 ACC
24 MINNESOTA 0–0 177 25 Big Ten
25 USC 0–0 124 Pac-12

The Buckeyes did jump to No. 5 in the coaches poll following Florida's loss to Texas A&M.

Ohio State checks in behind Clemson, Alabama, Georgia and Notre Dame. Ohio State is one of just three teams to receive first-place votes, earning two while Clemson leads the way with 55 and Alabama comes in with five.

Four other Big Ten teams crack the poll with Penn State coming in at No. 8, Wisconsin at No. 15, Michigan at No. 19 and Minnesota at No. 25.

USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 CLEMSON 4–0 1543 55 1
2 ALABAMA 3–0 1478 5 2
3 GEORGIA 3–0 1424 3
4 NOTRE DAME 3–0 1332 5 +1
5 OHIO STATE 0–0 1194 2 6 +1
6 NORTH CAROLINA 3–0 1175 9 +3
7 OKLAHOMA STATE 3–0 1056 10 +3
8 PENN STATE 0–0 1005 8
9 FLORIDA 2–1 928 3 -6
10 CINCINNATI 3–0 906 11 +1
11 TEXAS A&M 2–1 801 20 +9
12 MIAMI 3–1 795 7 -5
13 BYU 4–0 759 15 +2
14 AUBURN 2–1 735 13 -1
15 WISCONSIN 0–0 687 14 -1
16 OREGON 0–0 646 17 +1
17 TENNESSEE 2–1 505 12 -5
18 SMU 4–0 464 21 +3
19 MICHIGAN 0–0 454 19
20 IOWA STATE 3–1 372 24 +4
21 UL LAFAYETTE 3–0 280 23 +2
22 KANSAS STATE 3–1 276 NR +7
23 VIRGINIA TECH 2–1 156 18 -5
24 USC 0–0 147 NR +4
25 MINNESOTA 0–0 146 NR +1
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