Ohio State Football
Poll Watch: Buckeyes dominate, don’t gain much ground in rankings
COLUMBUS — Ohio State has reached the halfway point in its season. After a convincing win over Michigan State, the Buckeyes finally feel tested.
But they didn’t have much trouble beyond some first-quarter woes in their 34-10 win over the Spartans.
Now, Ohio State finds itself moving into the top four at No. 4 in the latest Amway Coaches Poll, which was released Sunday afternoon. The Buckeyes moved into a tie for third in the latest AP Poll.
Alabama retained the top spot. The Crimson Tide are followed by Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and Oklahoma, who rounded out the top five of the Coaches Poll.
The formula for Ohio State is simple moving forward: Just keep winning. But first, the Buckeyes will take an off week to find the training room and work out any bumps and bruises from the first six weeks of the season.
“At least for me it is [the right time for an off week],” Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields said after getting sacked three times and moving gingerly near the end of the game. “This is definitely the most banged up I’ve been after a game, so I’m definitely glad we have a bye week next week.
“I think we’ll all just get in the training room, just get our bodies back right, just get ready for the game.”
The next game is a Friday-night trip to Northwestern on Oct. 18. But until then, Ohio State will take its No. 4 Coaches Poll ranking and some time off, and the Buckeyes will use it as an opportunity to get better, a concept that may be scary for upcoming opponents.
“I think that this is a perfect opportunity to sit back and look at these six games, evaluate where we’ve gone, where we are and where we’re headed,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. “But this was the perfect game to kind of do that.”
The full rankings can be found here:
Week Seven Coaches Poll (Oct. 6)
No. 1 Alabama
No. 2 Clemson
No. 3 Georgia
No. 4 Ohio State
No. 5 Oklahoma
No. 6 LSU
No. 7 Florida
No. 8 Wisconsin
No. 9 Penn State
No. 10 Notre Dame
No. 11 Texas
No. 12 Auburn
No. 13 Oregon
No. 14 Boise State
No. 15 Utah
No. 16 Michigan
No. 17 Wake Forest
No. 18 Iowa
No. 19 Virginia
No. 20 Memphis
No. 21 Texas A&M
No. 22 SMU
No. 23 Baylor
No. 24 Arizona State
No. 25 Minnesota
Week Seven AP Poll (Oct. 6)
No. 1 Alabama
No. 2 Clemson
T- No. 3 Georgia
T- No. 3 Ohio State
No. 5 LSU
No. 6 Oklahoma
No. 7 Florida
No. 8 Wisconsin
No. 9 Notre Dame
No. 10 Penn State
No. 11 Texas
No. 12 Auburn
No. 13 Oregon
No. 14 Boise State
No. 15 Utah
No. 16 Michigan
No. 17 Iowa
No. 18 Arizona State
No. 19 Wake Forest
No. 20 Virginia
No. 21 SMU
No. 22 Baylor
No. 23 Memphis
No. 24 Texas A&M
No. 25 Cincinnati
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