Ohio State stays put in Week 11 AP Top 25

COLUMBUS — Ohio State stayed put at No. 3 in this week’s AP Top 25, and so did the other top-nine teams.

No. 1 Georgia remains the top first-place vote getter with 49. Next is No. 2 Michigan with nine. No. 3 Ohio State received three first-place votes, and No. 4 Florida State got two.

Ole Miss entered the top 10 after its 38-35 win over Texas A&M. No. 11 Louisville is knocking on the door of the top 10 following a 34-3 beatdown of Virginia Tech. Oregon State, like Louisville, climbed four spots and is up to No. 12 after taking down reeling Colorado, 26-19.

Both Utah and Tennessee vaulted forward five places with 50-plus-point blowout wins.

The biggest losers this week were Oklahoma, now No. 17 after falling to No. 15 Oklahoma State in the final annual matchup of the Bedlam Series; Notre Dame, now No. 22 with a 10-spot plummet and a 31-23 defeat to Clemson; and USC, which lost a shootout to Washington and now is out of the Top 25 for the first time under head coach Lincoln Riley.

Ohio State is coming off a 19-point victory over an already-bowl-eligible Rutgers squad that actually outgained the Buckeyes Saturday, 361-328.

The Scarlet Knights staked themselves to a 9-7 halftime lead, but a 93-yard pick-six caused by safety Josh Proctor and scored by cornerback Jordan Hancock turned the tide in Piscataway, New Jersey. From that point forward, Ohio State outscored Rutgers, 28-7, in large part thanks to the stardom of running back TreVeyon Henderson and wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.

Lettermen Row has the entire Week 11 AP Top 25 Poll (Nov. 5) below:

1. Georgia (49 first-place votes)
2. Michigan (9)
3. Ohio State (3)
4. Florida State (2)
5. Washington
6. Oregon
7. Texas
8. Alabama
9. Penn State
10. Ole Miss
11. Louisville
12. Oregon State
13. Utah
14. Tennessee
15. Oklahoma State
16. Missouri
17. Oklahoma
18. LSU
19. Kansas
20. Tulane
21. JMU
22. Notre Dame
23. Arizona
24. North Carolina
25. Liberty

Counting down

Buckeyes vs. Michigan State: 6 days
Buckeyes vs. Michigan: 20 days

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