BUCKEYES TO BROWNS
Mike Hall Jr. is selected 54th overall in the second round of the NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns.
The College Football Playoff rankings, which will debut Nov. 24 this season, long ago rendered the legacy polls pointless. But the AP and Coaches Polls sure would like to drive that point home.
Despite losing 41-24 at Alabama Saturday night, the coaches, or in a lot of cases, the staffers they have filling their rankings out, felt Georgia should only fall one spot from No. 3 to No. 4 in both the AP and Coaches rankings this week. Ohio State, yet to play a game, moved up from sixth to fifth in the AP Poll, but held firm in the five spot in the Coaches Poll.
With the Big Ten set to start playing football this coming weekend, you can probably expect Ohio State – and other Big Ten teams – to rise in the rankings quickly, provided they play well.
Whatever. Legacy polls are dumb.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLEMSON | 5–0 | 1,542 (54) | 1 | ACC |
| 2 | ALABAMA | 4–0 | 1,494 (8) | 2 | SEC |
| 3 | NOTRE DAME | 4–0 | 1,337 | 4 | ACC |
| 4 | GEORGIA | 3–1 | 1,300 | 3 | SEC |
| 5 | OHIO STATE | 0–0 | 1,223 | 6 | Big Ten |
| 6 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 3–0 | 1,137 | 7 | Big 12 |
| 7 | TEXAS A&M | 3–1 | 1,054 | 11 | SEC |
| 8 | PENN STATE | 0–0 | 1,033 | 9 | Big Ten |
| 9 | CINCINNATI | 3–0 | 1,028 | 8 | American Athletic |
| 10 | FLORIDA | 2–1 | 942 | 10 | SEC |
| 11 | MIAMI (FL) | 4–1 | 887 | 13 | ACC |
| 12 | BRIGHAM YOUNG | 5–0 | 875 | 14 | IA Independents |
| 13 | OREGON | 0–0 | 841 | 12 | Pac-12 |
| 14 | NORTH CAROLINA | 3–1 | 677 | 5 | ACC |
| 14 | WISCONSIN | 0–0 | 677 | 16 | Big Ten |
| 16 | SMU | 5–0 | 638 | 17 | American Athletic |
| 17 | IOWA STATE | 3–1 | 511 | 20 | Big 12 |
| 18 | MICHIGAN | 0–0 | 489 | 19 | Big Ten |
| 19 | VIRGINIA TECH | 3–1 | 411 | 23 | ACC |
| 20 | KANSAS STATE | 3–1 | 399 | 22 | Big 12 |
| 21 | MINNESOTA | 0–0 | 234 | 24 | Big Ten |
| 22 | MARSHALL | 4–0 | 227 | – | Conference USA |
| 23 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 4–1 | 199 | – | ACC |
| 24 | USC | 0–0 | 192 | 25 | Pac-12 |
| 25 | COASTAL CAROLINA | 4–0 | 185 | – | Sun Belt |
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLEMSON | 5–0 | 1540 | 52 | 1 | — |
| 2 | ALABAMA | 4–0 | 1494 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 3 | NOTRE DAME | 4–0 | 1351 | – | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | GEORGIA | 3–1 | 1295 | – | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | OHIO STATE | 0–0 | 1254 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 6 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 3–0 | 1149 | – | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | PENN STATE | 0–0 | 1059 | – | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | FLORIDA | 2–1 | 1002 | – | 9 | +1 |
| 9 | TEXAS A&M | 3–1 | 1001 | – | 11 | +2 |
| 10 | CINCINNATI | 3–0 | 989 | – | 10 | — |
| 11 | MIAMI | 4–1 | 890 | – | 12 | +1 |
| 11 | BRIGHAM YOUNG | 5–0 | 890 | – | 13 | +2 |
| 13 | NORTH CAROLINA | 3–1 | 725 | – | 6 | -7 |
| 14 | WISCONSIN | 0–0 | 698 | – | 15 | +1 |
| 15 | OREGON | 0–0 | 683 | – | 16 | +1 |
| 16 | SOUTHERN METHODIST | 5–0 | 618 | – | 18 | +2 |
| 17 | MICHIGAN | 0–0 | 507 | – | 19 | +2 |
| 18 | IOWA STATE | 3–1 | 485 | – | 20 | +2 |
| 19 | KANSAS STATE | 3–1 | 395 | – | 22 | +3 |
| 20 | VIRGINIA TECH | 3–1 | 373 | – | 23 | +3 |
| 21 | MINNESOTA | 0–0 | 209 | – | 25 | +4 |
| 22 | NC STATE | 4–1 | 200 | – | NR | +5 |
| 23 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 0–0 | 186 | – | 24 | +1 |
| 24 | COASTAL CAROLINA | 4–0 | 150 | – | NR | +8 |
| 25 | MARSHALL | 4–0 | 139 | – | NR | +4 |
Penn State checks in at No. 8 in the AP Poll, with Wisconsin 14th, Michigan 18th, and Minnesota 21st.
Ohio State welcomes Nebraska to Ohio Stadium Saturday for a noon kickoff to the Buckeyes' 2020 season.
