The Buckeyes' postseason fate is up in the air as they'll watch conference championship weekend from home.
Ohio State fell three spots to No. 5 in the latest USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll following its 45-23 loss to Michigan on Saturday afternoon.
The Buckeyes are the highest-ranked team that won’t be playing on conference championship weekend, trailing No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 TCU and No. 4 USC. Assuming the College Football Playoff rankings reflect this poll, Ohio State would need some help to make the four-team field.
A loss by the Horned Frogs would give both teams one loss, and their resumes would be compared for the final spot, and the Buckeyes notably have a victory over No. 7 Penn State earlier this season. A loss by the Trojans would give them two losses, and no two-loss team has ever made the playoff.
That said, the full coaches poll can be found below, with first-place votes in parenthesis:
- Georgia (60)
- Michigan (3)
- TCU
- USC
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- Penn State
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Kansas State
- Clemson
- Utah
- LSU
- Florida State
- Oregon
- Oregon State
- UCLA
- Tulane
- Notre Dame
- South Carolina
- Texas
- North Carolina
- UCF
- UTSA
- Mississippi State
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