Ohio State Jumps Over Michigan To No. 2 In AP Top 25 Before Rivalry Week

Ohio State got the first punch of rivalry week in, jumping Michigan in the latest AP Top 25 Poll after a 37-3 win over Minnesota.

The No. 2 Buckeyes are up to their highest AP ranking of the season, behind only No. 1 Georgia who received 61 of 62 first-place votes. Ohio State received the only other vote for first place. Michigan fell to No. 3 after a 31-24 win over Maryland.

Washington also moved up in the rankings to No. 4, taking the spot from undefeated, now-No. 5 Florida State which lost quarterback Jordan Travis to a bad leg injury in its win.

Other Big Ten teams represented in the rankings are No. 11 Penn State and No. 20 Iowa.

Rounding out the top 10 are No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 Texas, No. 8 Alabama, No. 9 Louisville and No. 10 Missouri.

No. 24 James Madison took the biggest tumble this week, falling from 18^th in the poll after being upset by Appalachian State in overtime. No. 19 Kansas State shot up the rankings the most from 23^rd, where they were last week, beating Kansas 31-27.

Here’s a look at the full rankings:

Ranking	Team	Points (First-Place Votes)	Change
No. 1	Georgia (11-0)	1549 (61)	–
No. 2	Ohio State (11-0)	1447 (1)	+1
No. 3	Michigan (11-0)	1440	-1
No. 4	Washington (11-0)	1367	+1
No. 5	Florida State (11-0)	1324	-1
No. 6	Oregon (10-1)	1219	–
No. 7	Texas (10-1)	1180	–
No. 8	Alabama (10-1)	1138	–
No. 9	Louisville (10-1)	1017	–
No. 10	Missouri (9-2)	964	+1
No. 11	Penn State (9-2)	894	+1
No. 12	Ole Miss (9-2)	878	+1
No. 13	Oklahoma (9-2)	766	+1
No. 14	LSU (8-3)	748	+1
No. 15	Oregon State (8-3)	714	-5
No. 16	Arizona (8-3)	625	+3
No. 17	Notre Dame (8-3)	503	+3
No. 18	Tulane (10-1)	499	-1
No. 19	Kansas State (8-3)	418	+4
No. 20	Iowa (9-2)	332	NEW
No. 21	Oklahoma State (8-3)	329	+3
No. 22	Liberty (11-0)	229	+3
No. 23	Toledo (10-1)	118	NEW
No. 24	James Madison (10-1)	75	-6
No. 25	Tennessee (7-4)	72	-4