Ohio State Remains At No. 3 In USA Today Coaches Poll Following Win Over Rutgers

The Buckeyes gained ground on Alabama and Georgia after receiving seven first-place votes.

Ohio State stood pat at No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll following a 49-10 win over Rutgers on Saturday afternoon.

The tug of rope battle for the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll continues...

Landing in the top spot this week...Alabama. https://t.co/AZkDcdzG77 pic.twitter.com/UcQa3xtkwF

— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) October 2, 2022

Alabama reclaimed the top spot after a 49-26 victory at Arkansas, while Georgia slipped one spot following its 26-22 win at unranked Missouri. The Buckeyes gained on both the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs, though, as they received seven first-place votes, up from four last week.

The next four teams in the top 25 poll remain the same, with No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Clemson, No. 6 USC and No. 7 Oklahoma State all notching conference victories, while No. 8 Tennessee, No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 10 Penn State round out the top 10.

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The Buckeyes, Wolverines and Nittany Lions are the only Big Ten teams ranked in this week’s poll, as previously unbeaten Minnesota lost to unranked Purdue, 20-10. Other conference foes receiving votes this week include Maryland, Minnesota, Purdue and Illinois.

That said, the full USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll can be found below, with first-place votes in parenthesis:

1. Alabama (34)
2. Georgia (23)
3. Ohio State (7)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. USC
7. Oklahoma State
8. Tennessee
9. Ole Miss
10. Penn State
11. Utah
12. Oregon
13. Kentucky
14. N.C. State
15. Wake Forest
16. BYU
17. Kansas
18. TCU
19. UCLA
20. Kansas State
21. Syracuse
22. Baylor
23. Mississippi State
24. Washington
25. Arkansas

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