Ohio State Remains At No. 3 In AP Poll

Ohio State remained at No. 3 in the most recent AP Poll after opening Big Ten play with a dominant 52-21 win over Wisconsin.

The Buckeyes picked up three additional first-place votes from last week, tallying four total, but remain behind No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Alabama. Michigan and Clemson remained at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, while USC and Kentucky each rose one spot to populate the No. 6 and No. 7 spots. Tennessee, Oklahoma State and North Carolina State round out the top 10.

Penn State rose three spots to No. 11 after a 33-14 win over Central Michigan, while Minnesota jumped into the Top 25 following a 34-7 blowout win over Michigan State in East Lansing. Both the Nittany Lions and Golden Gophers are off to 4-0 starts to the season.

Oklahoma and Arkansas each dropped double-digit spots after enduring upset losses. The Sooners dropped 12 spots to No. 18 after their 41-34 loss against now-No. 25 Kansas State, while the Razorbacks fell 10 spots after a tight 23-21 letdown against now-No. 17 Texas A&M.

Other teams receiving votes are Kansas, Cincinnati, Florida, Washington State, Syracuse, Oregon State, Texas Tech, North Carolina, LSU, UCLA, Tulane and TCU.

Rank Team Points Change
No. 1 Georgia (4-0) 1,565 (55) N/A
No. 2 Alabama (4-0) 1,487 (4) N/A
No. 3 Ohio State (4-0) 1,483 (4) N/A
No. 4 Michigan (4-0) 1,354 N/A
No. 5 Clemson (4-0) 1,311 N/A
No. 6 USC (4-0) 1,236 +1
No. 7 Kentucky (4-0) 1,127 +1
No. 8 Tennessee (4-0) 1,119 +3
No. 9 Oklahoma State (3-0) 1,081 N/A
No. 10 North Carolina State (4-0) 920 +2
No. 11 Penn State (4-0) 876 +3
No. 12 Utah (3-1) 760 +1
No. 13 Oregon (3-1) 727 +2
No. 14 Ole Miss (4-0) 691 +2
No. 15 Washington (4-0) 657 +3
No. 16 Baylor (3-1) 550 +1
No. 17 Texas A&M (3-1) 543 +6
No. 18 Oklahoma (3-1) 529 -12
No. 19 BYU (3-1) 482 N/A
No. 20 Arkansas (3-1) 457 -10
No. 21 Minnesota (4-0) 288 Unranked
No. 22 Wake Forest (3-1) 265 -1
No. 23 Florida State (4-0) 244 Unranked
No. 24 Pittsburgh (3-1) 209 N/A
No. 25 Kansas State (3-1) 166 Unranked