AP Poll: Ohio State remains No. 1 in top 25 ahead of home finale
COLUMBUS — Ohio State entered the final month of the regular season as the top-ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25. And it’s not moving off that perch following another blowout win at home over an inferior Big Ten opponent. The Buckeyes are remaining No. 1 in the latest AP Poll after another Saturday of college football.
After a blowout win in primetime against UCLA, the Buckeyes are staying at the top of the polls ahead of their home finale against Rutgers this weekend (Noon, FOX). The unranked Scarlet Knights (5-5, 2-5 Big Ten) were off this weekend after a win over Maryland in their last game two weeks ago. Following a weekend full of crazy college football action, the Buckeyes are followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia to round out the top five.
Other Big Ten teams that are ranked heading into November are Indiana, Oregon, USC and Michigan.
Ohio State received 57 first-place votes, up from what it received last week as the grip on the top spot is continuing to hold steady. Other first-place votes went to Indiana and Texas A&M. No other program received any first-place votes in the latest AP Poll.
Michigan, which Ohio State will face on the final week of the regular season, crept up the rankings again after a narrow road win at Northwestern in a game that was played at Wrigley Field. The Wolverines will be on the road for a game against Maryland on Saturday before The Game a week later.
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The full AP Poll can be found below.
AP Poll (Nov. 16)
1. Ohio State (57)
2. Indiana (8)
3. Texas A&M (1)
4. Georgia
5. Ole Miss
6. Texas Tech
t6. Oregon
8. Oklahoma
9. Notre Dame
10. Alabama
11. BYU
12. Vanderbilt
13. Utah
14. Miami
15. Georgia Tech
16. USC
17. Texas
18. Michigan
19. Virginia
20. Tennessee
21. James Madison
22. North Texas
23. Missouri
24. Tulane
25. Houston
November schedule for Buckeyes
Nov. 1 — vs. Penn State (38-14 W)
Nov. 8 — at Purdue (34-10 W)
Nov. 15 — vs. UCLA (48-10 W)
Nov. 22 — vs. Rutgers (Noon, FOX)
Nov. 29 — at No. 21 Michigan (Noon, FOX)