Ohio State Moves Up To No. 2 In AP Top 25 Poll Following Win At Michigan State

The Buckeyes received a season-high 20 first-place votes following their blowout of the Spartans.

Unlike the USA Today Coaches Poll, where the top 10 remained the same, Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll following its 49-20 win at Michigan State.

POLL ALERT: Georgia takes No. 1 back, Alabama drops to No. 3 and Ohio State lands in at No. 2.

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The Buckeyes benefited from Alabama’s 24-20 win over Texas A&M, which had a chance to win the game on the final play. The Crimson Tide, who were playing without starting quarterback Bryce Young, dropped two spots as a result of the close victory.

Georgia regained the No. 1 spot after cruising past Auburn, 49-20, while Clemson moved ahead of Michigan to No. 4 following its 31-3 win at Boston College. The Wolverines, meanwhile, struggled for three quarters at Indiana before pulling away, 31-10.

Tennessee moved up two spots to No. 6 after its 40-13 win at LSU, while No. 7 USC (30-14 over Washington State), No. 8 Oklahoma State (41-31 over Texas Tech), No. 9 Ole Miss (52-28 over Vanderbilt) and No. 10 Penn State round out the top 10. The Nittany Lions were off on Saturday.

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Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State are joined in this week’s poll by Illinois at No. 24, while Purdue (34 votes), Minnesota (5) and Maryland (4) are among the others receiving votes. The Fighting Illinis beat Iowa, 9-6, to improve to 5-1 on the season.

That said, the full Associated Press Top 25 poll can be found below, with first-place votes in parenthesis:

1. Georgia (32)
2. Ohio State (20)
3. Albama (11)
4. Clemson
5. Michigan
6. Tennessee
7. USC
8. Oklahoma State
9. Ole Miss
10. Penn State
11. UCLA
12. Oregon
13. TCU
14. Wake Forest
15. N.C. State
16. Mississippi State
17. Kansas State
18. Syracuse
19. Kansas
20. Utah
21. Cincinnati
22. Texas
23. Kentucky
24. Illinois
25. James Madison

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