The Buckeyes didn't receive a single first-place vote after struggling with the weather in Evanston.
Ohio State stood pat at No. 2 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll following its 21-7 win at Northwestern on Saturday afternoon.
The Buckeyes continue to trail top-ranked Georgia, which knocked off previously unbeaten Tennessee, 27-13, on Saturday. Michigan, meanwhile, moved up one spot to No. 3 following the Volunteers' loss.
Ohio State now has victories over two ranked opponents this season in No. 15 Penn State and No. 25 Notre Dame, which re-entered the poll following its 35-14 blowout of Clemson, which came into the game at No. 5.
Undefeated TCU moves into fourth, while Tennessee, Oregon, USC, LSU, Ole Miss and UCLA round out the top 10. The Tigers notably handed Alabama its second loss of the season on Saturday, with the Crimson Tide falling to 11th.
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The only other Big Ten team ranked in this week’s poll is No. 20 Illinois, which fell seven spots after an unexpected home loss to Michigan State on Saturday. Minnesota (4) and Maryland (3) were among the “others receiving votes,” though.
That said, the full coaches poll can be found below, with first-place votes in parenthesis:
- Georgia (61)
- Ohio State
- Michigan (2)
- TCU
- Tennessee
- Oregon
- USC
- LSU
- Ole Miss
- UCLA
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Utah
- North Carolina
- Penn State
- N.C. State
- Tulane
- Texas
- Liberty
- Illinois
- UCF
- Kansas State
- Washington
- Kentucky
- Notre Dame
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