The Buckeyes now have a pair of top-15 wins, while a meeting with third-ranked Michigan looms.
Ohio State stood pat at No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll following its 43-30 win at Maryland on Saturday afternoon.
The top four teams remained the same, though No. 1 Georgia (16-6 at Kentucky), No. 3 Michigan (19-17 over Illinois) and No. 4 TCU (29-28 at Baylor) also had closer-than-expected victories against conference opponents on Saturday afternoon.
USC cracks the top five following its 48-45 win at UCLA, which clinched a berth in the Pac-12 Championship Game. LSU, Alabama, Clemson, Oregon and Penn State round out the top 10, with Tennessee falling to No. 11 after its 63-38 loss at South Carolina.
The Buckeyes, Wolverines and Nittany Lions are the only Big Ten teams ranked this week, though Notre Dame – which Ohio State beat in Week 1 – continues to move up. The Fighting Irish are now at No. 15 following their 44-0 win over Boston College.
That said, the full coaches poll can be found below, with first-place votes in parenthesis:
- Georgia (59)
- Ohio State (1)
- Michigan (2)
- TCU
- USC
- LSU
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Kansas State
- Utah
- Notre Dame
- Florida State
- North Carolina
- UCLA
- Ole Miss
- Tulane
- Cincinnati
- Oregon State
- Coastal Carolina
- Texas
- UTSA
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