Ohio State Falls to Fifth in the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Polls

By 11W Staff on November 27, 2022 at 2:08 pm
Noah Ruggles and Xavier Johnson leave the field following No. 2 Ohio State's 45-23 loss to No. 3 Michigan
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After its home loss to Michigan, Ohio State fell in both major college football polls.

The Buckeyes' 45-23 defeat at the hands of the Wolverines sent them tumbling to No. 5 in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches polls.

In the AP Top 25 Poll, Ohio State slots in behind No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 TCU, and No. 4 USC. The Buckeyes come in above two-loss Alabama. Penn State, at No. 8, is the only other ranked team from the Big Ten.

AP TOP 25 Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PREV
1 GEORGIA 12–0 1,570 (58) -
2 MICHIGAN 12–0 1,516 (5) 1
3 TCU 12–0 1,449 1
4 USC 11–1 1,382 1
5 OHIO STATE 11–1 1,313 3
6 ALABAMA 10–2 1,243 2
7 TENNESSEE 10–2 1,195 2
8 PENN STATE 10–2 1,131 3
9 WASHINGTON 10–2 1,048 3
10 CLEMSON 10–2 928 3
11 LSU 9–3 874 5
12 UTAH 9–3 849 2
13 KANSAS STATE 9–3 815 2
14 FLORIDA STATE 9–3 730 2
15 OREGON 9–3 701 5
16 OREGON STATE 9–3 662 6
17 UCLA 9–3 618 -
18 TULANE 10–2 551 1
19 NOTRE DAME 8–4 384 6
20 SOUTH CAROLINA 8–4 358 -
21 TEXAS 8–4 316 3
22 UCF 9–3 170 3
23 UTSA 10–2 145 -
24 NORTH CAROLINA 9–3 114 6
25 MISSISSIPPI STATE 8–4 99 -

The USA Today Coaches Poll reflects the same top five of Georgia, Michigan, TCU, USC, and Ohio State, but Penn State is one spot ahead of Tennessee, checking in at seventh in that poll.

USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 GEORGIA 12–0 1572 60 1
2 MICHIGAN 12–0 1512 3 3 +1
3 TEXAS CHRISTIAN 12–0 1446 4 +1
4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 11–1 1381 5 +1
5 OHIO STATE 11–1 1312 2 -3
6 ALABAMA 10–2 1262 7 +1
7 PENN STATE 10–2 1153 10 +3
8 TENNESSEE 10–2 1143 11 +3
9 WASHINGTON 10–2 1039 12 +3
10 KANSAS STATE 9–3 930 13 +3
11 CLEMSON 10–2 900 8 -3
12 UTAH 9–3 872 14 +2
13 LOUISIANA STATE 9–3 845 6 -7
14 FLORIDA STATE 9–3 739 16 +2
15 OREGON 9–3 681 9 -6
16 OREGON STATE 9–3 613 22 +6
17 UCLA 9–3 603 18 +1
18 TULANE 10–2 558 20 +2
19 NOTRE DAME 8–4 340 15 -4
20 SOUTH CAROLINA 8–4 299 NR +8
21 TEXAS 8–4 292 24 +3
22 NORTH CAROLINA 9–3 175 17 -5
23 CENTRAL FLORIDA 9–3 141 NR +3
24 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 10–2 127 25 +1
25 MISSISSIPPI STATE 8–4 88 NR +16

Ohio State now sits in a bit of a holding pattern, waiting to find out if they can catch enough breaks to sneak into the College Football Playoff or whether they'll head to Los Angeles to play in the Rose Bowl.

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