Ohio State Holds No. 3 Amidst AP Poll Shakeup

The Buckeyes are the only team in the top 13 spots that didn't change from last week's poll.

Brendan Gulick | Nov 8, 2020

Ohio State Holds No. 3 Amidst AP Poll Shakeup /

The Buckeyes hold steady as the No. 3 ranked team in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll.

But they're the only ones that did. After a messy day in college football yesterday, 12 of the top 13 schools are ranked differently than they were last week.

After Notre Dame's double-overtime win over Clemson on Saturday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide have jumped into the nation's top spot. Notre Dame, previously ranked No. 4, leapfrogged over Ohio State into the No. 2 spot. Clemson dropped to No. 4 with the loss, followed by No. 5 Texas A&M.

No. 8 BYU, No. 9 Miami (Florida) and No. 10 Indiana round out the Top 10. Indiana is also ranked No. 10 in the coaches poll, marking the program's highest ever football national ranking. The Hoosiers beat Michigan on Saturday, 38-21.

This week's entire poll is available here.

Despite beating Houston yesterday, Cincinnati fell one spot to No. 7. That was likely due to new No. 6 Florida and new No. 5 Texas A&M looking so impressive in their wins yesterday. The Aggies blistered South Carolina, 48-3 and the Gators came back from an early deficit to beat Georgia in resounding fashion, 44-28.

Two other Big Ten teams are included in this week's rankings, including No. 13 Wisconsin (who hasn't played since Week 1 because of CoVID-19) and No. 23 Northwestern.

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Published Nov 8, 2020

BRENDAN GULICK

Brendan Gulick is the publisher for BuckeyesNow, Cleveland Baseball Insider and Cavs Insider on the FanNation Network. He is also an accomplished host and play-by-play voice on TV and radio, including on Big Ten Network and NCAA.com where he's called 45 NCAA national championships. Gulick is an update anchor and fill-in host at 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland, Ohio.