Ohio State Moves Up To No. 3 In USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll After Win Over Michigan State

The Buckeyes jumped ahead of unbeaten Cincinnati following their blowout of the Spartans.

Ohio State moved up one spot in the latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll following its 56-7 win over Michigan State on Saturday afternoon.

Fresh off its dismantling of Michigan State, @OhioStateFB moves into the No. 3 spot in this week's USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.

Meanwhile, @GeorgiaFootball and @AlabamaFTBL hold steady at Nos. 1-2. https://t.co/VTWfCyLF61 pic.twitter.com/yDHbOLetmW

— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) November 21, 2021

The Buckeyes jumped ahead of unbeaten Cincinnati, but remain behind top-ranked Georgia and No. 2 Alabama. Oregon also fell out of the top five following its blowout loss to Utah.

Ohio State continues to lead the way in the Big Ten, with Michigan at No. 6, Iowa at No. 12, Michigan State at No. 13 and Wisconsin at No. 18. The Buckeyes face the Wolverines on Saturday, and could potentially face the Badgers in the Big Ten Championship Game, assuming they beat Minnesota, as well.

That said, the full USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll is as follows, with first-place votes in parenthesis:

1. Georgia (62)
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Cincinnati
5. Notre Dame
6. Michigan
7. Oklahoma State
8. Ole Miss
9. Oklahoma
10. Baylor
11. Oregon
12. Iowa
13. Michigan State
14. Texas A&M
15. BYU
16. Houston
17. Pittsburgh
18. Wisconsin
19. Utah
20. UTSA
21. Wake Forest
22. San Diego State
23. Louisiana-Lafayette
24. N.C. State
25. Kentucky 

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