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Ohio State Remains No. 4 In Both Polls Prior To Tulane Game, Meyer’s Return

By September 16, 2018 (2:32 pm)Football

Ohio State enters week four ranked fourth in both national polls, which tops the Big Ten for the second straight Sunday. After the No. 4 Buckeyes (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) beat TCU by 12 points in a 40-28 final week three at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Horned Frogs (2-1) fell two spots to No. 17 in each poll.

Head coach Urban Meyer makes his return to the Ohio Stadium sideline against Tulane (1-2) Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network. He comes back from the three-game suspension with an undefeated team after offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ryan Day navigated OSU to its 3-0 start with wins over Oregon State, Rutgers and TCU as the acting head coach.

Ohio State follows No. 3 Clemson, No. 2 Georgia and No. 1 Alabama in the AP Top 25. The Tigers traded places with the Bulldogs, while the Crimson Tide maintained the top spot for the fourth straight week.

A brutal day in the Big Ten resulted in embarrassing losses around the conference, but none bigger than Wisconsin’s 24-21 home loss to BYU. The Badgers tumbled 12 spots down to No. 18, while the Cougars snuck into the rankings at No. 25.

No. 10 Penn State, No. 19 Michigan and No. 24 Michigan State round out the Big Ten while Iowa (64) just missed the cut atop the teams receiving votes. The entire AP Top 25 can be seen below.

AP Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV
1 ALABAMA 3-0 1,521 58 1
2 GEORGIA 3-0 1,416 3
3 CLEMSON 3-0 1,405 3 2
4 OHIO STATE 3-0 1,357 4
5 OKLAHOMA 3-0 1,283 5
6 LSU 3-0 1,241 12
7 STANFORD 3-0 1,055 9
8 NOTRE DAME 3-0 1,034 8
9 AUBURN 2-1 958 7
10 WASHINGTON 2-1 947 10
10 PENN STATE 3-0 947 11
12 WEST VIRGINIA 2-0 841 14
13 VIRGINIA TECH 2-0 816 13
14 MISSISSIPPI STATE 3-0 790 16
15 OKLAHOMA STATE 3-0 587 24
16 UCF 2-0 556 18
17 TCU 2-1 502 15
18 WISCONSIN 2-1 486 6
19 MICHIGAN 2-1 448 19
20 OREGON 3-0 399 20
21 MIAMI (FL) 2-1 362 21
22 TEXAS A&M 2-1 193
23 BOSTON COLLEGE 3-0 130
24 MICHIGAN STATE 1-1 86 25
25 BRIGHAM YOUNG 2-1 75
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