Ohio State Ranked No. 3, Indiana No. 9 in AP Poll and 10 in Coaches Poll Ahead of Big Ten Top-10 Showdown

By Kevin Harrish on November 15, 2020 at 2:08 pm
The Buckeyes have a top-10 showdown this week.
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We've got a top-10 showdown in the Big Ten.

There was little movement atop the polls with all of the top 10 teams either winning or inactive, but Indiana remained inside the top 10 of both polls as a result.

Saturday's matchup at noon will be the first time Ohio State has ever faced a top-10 Indiana team. The previously highest-ranked Hoosier team to play the Buckeyes was in 1944, when No. 15 Indiana lost 21-7 to No. 3 Ohio State in Columbus.

This is also only the fourth time Ohio State has ever faced a ranked Indiana team. The Buckeyes are 2-0-1 when facing the Hoosiers as a ranked team and 2-0 when playing in Columbus. The lone tie was in 1990 when the unranked Buckeyes tied No. 22 Indiana, 27-27, in Bloomington.

Ohio State held steady in the AP Poll this week, but Indiana climbed to No. 9 after its shutout win over Michigan State.

Four Big Ten teams crack this week's AP Poll, with Ohio State and Indiana leading the way. Behind the Buckeyes and the Hoosiers, at No. 3 and No. 9 respectively, Wisconsin climbs to No. 10 after blowing out Michigan and Northwestern jumps to No. 19 after a win over Purdue.

Here's the full AP Poll:

AP TOP 25 Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PREV CONFERENCE
1 ALABAMA 6–0 1,548 (60) 1 SEC
2 NOTRE DAME 8–0 1,467 (1) 2 ACC
3 OHIO STATE 3–0 1,445 (1) 3 Big Ten
4 CLEMSON 7–1 1,355 4 ACC
5 TEXAS A&M 5–1 1,240 5 SEC
6 FLORIDA 5–1 1,222 6 SEC
7 CINCINNATI 7–0 1,198 7 American Athletic
8 BRIGHAM YOUNG 8–0 1,094 8 IA Independents
9 INDIANA 4–0 997 10 Big Ten
10 WISCONSIN 2–0 950 13 Big Ten
11 OREGON 2–0 949 11 Pac-12
12 MIAMI (FL) 7–1 940 9 ACC
13 GEORGIA 4–2 824 12 SEC
14 OKLAHOMA STATE 5–1 750 14 Big 12
15 COASTAL CAROLINA 7–0 557 15 Sun Belt
15 MARSHALL 7–0 557 16 Conference USA
17 IOWA STATE 5–2 498 17 Big 12
18 OKLAHOMA 5–2 497 18 Big 12
19 NORTHWESTERN 4–0 378 23 Big Ten
20 USC 2–0 377 20 Pac-12
21 LIBERTY 8–0 307 22 IA Independents
22 TEXAS 5–2 296 21 Big 12
23 AUBURN 4–2 187 24 SEC
24 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 7–1 177 25 Sun Belt
25 TULSA 4–1 155 American Athletic

Though there was no movement in the top 11 of the Coaches Poll, the Buckeyes did lose one first-place vote, receiving two votes this week compared to last week's three, with that extra vote now going to Alabama.

The coaches poll includes four Big Ten teams, all of which are undefeated. Ohio State leads the way at No. 3 after this week's game against Maryland was canceled, with Indiana following at No. 10 after a shutout win over Michigan State. Wisconsin moves up to No. 12 after a blowout win over Michigan and Northwestern climbs three spots to No. 20 after a win over Purdue.

Here's the full Coaches Poll:

USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 ALABAMA 6–0 1545 57 1
2 NOTRE DAME 8–0 1468 3 2
3 OHIO STATE 3–0 1430 2 3
4 CLEMSON 7–1 1349 4
5 FLORIDA 5–1 1232 5
6 TEXAS A&M 5–1 1230 6
7 CINCINNATI 7–0 1168 7
8 BRIGHAM YOUNG 8–0 1100 8
9 MIAMI 7–1 987 9
10 INDIANA 4–0 983 10
11 GEORGIA 4–2 879 11
12 WISCONSIN 2–0 853 14 +2
13 OREGON 2–0 849 12 -1
14 OKLAHOMA STATE 5–1 790 13 -1
15 MARSHALL 7–0 572 15
16 IOWA STATE 5–2 543 16
17 OKLAHOMA 5–2 492 18 +1
18 COASTAL CAROLINA 7–0 485 17 -1
19 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2–0 384 20 +1
20 NORTHWESTERN 4–0 362 23 +3
21 AUBURN 4–2 317 21
22 LIBERTY 8–0 305 22
23 TEXAS 5–2 219 24 +1
24 NORTH CAROLINA 6–2 153 NR +2
25 UL LAFAYETTE 7–1 137 NR +2
 
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