The voters in the Coaches and AP Polls took notice of Ohio State's impressive 56-7 annihilation of then-No. 7 Michigan State yesterday in the Shoe.
With the Buckeyes dominating and previous-No. 3 Oregon getting smashed by Utah, Ryan Day's squad moved up to No. 2 in the latest AP Poll and No. 3 in the Coaches Poll.
Ahead of Saturday's regular-season finale against Michigan in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines also moved up to No. 6 in both polls.
The top six in each poll look like this:
- Coaches: Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Michigan
- AP: Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Michigan
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGIA | 11–0 | 1550 | 62 | 1 | — |
| 2 | ALABAMA | 10–1 | 1450 | – | 2 | — |
| 3 | OHIO STATE | 10–1 | 1428 | – | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | CINCINNATI | 11–0 | 1388 | – | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | NOTRE DAME | 10–1 | 1258 | – | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | MICHIGAN | 10–1 | 1250 | – | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 10–1 | 1210 | – | 9 | +2 |
| 8 | MISSISSIPPI | 9–2 | 1049 | – | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | OKLAHOMA | 10–1 | 1010 | – | 11 | +2 |
| 10 | BAYLOR | 9–2 | 977 | – | 13 | +3 |
| 11 | OREGON | 9–2 | 864 | – | 5 | -6 |
| 12 | IOWA | 9–2 | 722 | – | 14 | +2 |
| 13 | MICHIGAN STATE | 9–2 | 698 | – | 8 | -5 |
| 14 | TEXAS A&M | 8–3 | 683 | – | 16 | +2 |
| 15 | BRIGHAM YOUNG | 9–2 | 675 | – | 15 | — |
| 16 | HOUSTON | 10–1 | 572 | – | 17 | +1 |
| 17 | PITTSBURGH | 9–2 | 507 | – | 19 | +2 |
| 18 | WISCONSIN | 8–3 | 485 | – | 20 | +2 |
| 19 | UTAH | 8–3 | 478 | – | 25 | +6 |
| 20 | TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO | 11–0 | 475 | – | 18 | -2 |
| 21 | WAKE FOREST | 9–2 | 404 | – | 12 | -9 |
| 22 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 10–1 | 257 | – | 23 | +1 |
| 23 | UL LAFAYETTE | 10–1 | 236 | – | 21 | -2 |
| 24 | NC STATE | 8–3 | 196 | – | 24 | — |
| 25 | KENTUCKY | 8–3 | 91 | – | NR | +1 |
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGIA | 11–0 | 1,550 (62) | 1 | SEC |
| 2 | OHIO STATE | 10–1 | 1,434 | 5 | Big Ten |
| 3 | ALABAMA | 10–1 | 1,423 | 2 | SEC |
| 4 | CINCINNATI | 11–0 | 1,416 | 3 | American Athletic |
| 5 | NOTRE DAME | 10–1 | 1,262 | 6 | IA Independents |
| 6 | MICHIGAN | 10–1 | 1,246 | 8 | Big Ten |
| 7 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 10–1 | 1,209 | 9 | Big 12 |
| 8 | OLE MISS | 9–2 | 1,060 | 10 | SEC |
| 9 | BAYLOR | 9–2 | 1,046 | 11 | Big 12 |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA | 10–1 | 1,001 | 12 | Big 12 |
| 11 | OREGON | 9–2 | 849 | 4 | Pac-12 |
| 12 | MICHIGAN STATE | 9–2 | 778 | 7 | Big Ten |
| 13 | BRIGHAM YOUNG | 9–2 | 771 | 14 | IA Independents |
| 14 | TEXAS A&M | 8–3 | 628 | 16 | SEC |
| 15 | UTSA | 11–0 | 583 | 15 | Conference USA |
| 16 | UTAH | 8–3 | 561 | 24 | Pac-12 |
| 17 | IOWA | 9–2 | 538 | 18 | Big Ten |
| 18 | WISCONSIN | 8–3 | 517 | 19 | Big Ten |
| 19 | HOUSTON | 10–1 | 516 | 17 | American Athletic |
| 20 | PITTSBURGH | 9–2 | 445 | 20 | ACC |
| 21 | WAKE FOREST | 9–2 | 344 | 13 | ACC |
| 22 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 10–1 | 273 | 23 | Mountain West |
| 23 | LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE | 10–1 | 246 | 22 | Sun Belt |
| 24 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 8–3 | 141 | 25 | ACC |
| 25 | ARKANSAS | 7–4 | 105 | 21 | SEC |
