The Buckeyes were faced with a trap game against the best three-win team in the country and successfully avoided a loss.
Still, it was going to be interesting to see how the AP and Coaches Polls would respond to Ohio State's narrow win ahead of Tuesday's second set of CFP rankings.
When the new rankings were released on Sunday, nothing changed as Ohio State held steady at No. 5 in coaches poll and No. 6 in the AP Poll. Michigan State fell in West Lafayette yesterday and fell behind Ohio State in AP Poll, but Oregon lept the Buckeyes in those rankings.
Michigan State and Michigan are all ranked in both of the polls, meaning the Buckeyes will finish their schedule with games against ranked opponents in three of the final five weeks. Purdue remains unranked in both polls despite this weekend's win against Michigan State.
Both the AP and Coaches polls are here:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGIA | 9–0 | 1,575 (63) | 1 | SEC |
| 2 | CINCINNATI | 9–0 | 1,440 | 2 | American Athletic |
| 3 | ALABAMA | 8–1 | 1,436 | 3 | SEC |
| 4 | OKLAHOMA | 9–0 | 1,406 | 4 | Big 12 |
| 5 | OREGON | 8–1 | 1,318 | 7 | Pac-12 |
| 6 | OHIO STATE | 8–1 | 1,314 | 6 | Big Ten |
| 7 | NOTRE DAME | 8–1 | 1,138 | 8 | IA Independents |
| 8 | MICHIGAN STATE | 8–1 | 1,095 | 5 | Big Ten |
| 9 | MICHIGAN | 8–1 | 1,071 | 9 | Big Ten |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 8–1 | 1,037 | 11 | Big 12 |
| 11 | TEXAS A&M | 7–2 | 1,005 | 13 | SEC |
| 12 | OLE MISS | 7–2 | 836 | 15 | SEC |
| 13 | WAKE FOREST | 8–1 | 762 | 10 | ACC |
| 14 | BRIGHAM YOUNG | 8–2 | 635 | 17 | IA Independents |
| 15 | UTSA | 9–0 | 605 | 16 | Conference USA |
| 16 | AUBURN | 6–3 | 477 | 12 | SEC |
| 17 | HOUSTON | 8–1 | 466 | 20 | American Athletic |
| 18 | BAYLOR | 7–2 | 463 | 14 | Big 12 |
| 19 | IOWA | 7–2 | 436 | 19 | Big Ten |
| 20 | WISCONSIN | 6–3 | 285 | – | Big Ten |
| 21 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 7–2 | 267 | – | ACC |
| 22 | COASTAL CAROLINA | 8–1 | 264 | 21 | Sun Belt |
| 23 | PENN STATE | 6–3 | 244 | 22 | Big Ten |
| 24 | LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE | 8–1 | 207 | 24 | Sun Belt |
| 25 | PITTSBURGH | 7–2 | 193 | – | ACC |
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGIA | 9–0 | 1600 | 64 | 1 | — |
| 2 | ALABAMA | 8–1 | 1483 | – | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | CINCINNATI | 9–0 | 1430 | – | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | OKLAHOMA | 9–0 | 1423 | – | 4 | — |
| 5 | OHIO STATE | 8–1 | 1356 | – | 5 | — |
| 6 | OREGON | 8–1 | 1291 | – | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | NOTRE DAME | 8–1 | 1182 | – | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | MICHIGAN | 8–1 | 1099 | – | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | MICHIGAN STATE | 8–1 | 1074 | – | 6 | -3 |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 8–1 | 1045 | – | 11 | +1 |
| 11 | TEXAS A&M | 7–2 | 1023 | – | 12 | +1 |
| 12 | MISSISSIPPI | 7–2 | 862 | – | 15 | +3 |
| 13 | WAKE FOREST | 8–1 | 769 | – | 9 | -4 |
| 14 | IOWA | 7–2 | 636 | – | 16 | +2 |
| 15 | BRIGHAM YOUNG | 8–2 | 552 | – | 20 | +5 |
| 16 | TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO | 9–0 | 525 | – | 18 | +2 |
| 17 | HOUSTON | 8–1 | 472 | – | 19 | +2 |
| 18 | BAYLOR | 7–2 | 449 | – | 13 | -5 |
| 19 | NC STATE | 7–2 | 445 | – | 22 | +3 |
| 20 | AUBURN | 6–3 | 382 | – | 14 | -6 |
| 21 | COASTAL CAROLINA | 8–1 | 335 | – | 21 | — |
| 22 | PITTSBURGH | 7–2 | 293 | – | 25 | +3 |
| 23 | PENN STATE | 6–3 | 249 | – | 23 | — |
| 24 | WISCONSIN | 6–3 | 177 | – | NR | +7 |
| 25 | UL LAFAYETTE | 8–1 | 164 | – | NR | +1 |
