Buckeyes slip to 11th in latest AP Poll

November 5, 2017

Site Staff,

ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Saturday was not a good day for the Big Ten in terms of the College Football Playoff picture, especially for the Buckeyes who appeared to control their own destiny before being dismantled at the hands of Iowa to the tune of 55-24 yesterday in Iowa City. As a result, the Buckeyes have slipped from 3rd to 11th in the latest AP Poll.

Penn State who was also defeated by Michigan State, for their second-straight loss, fell from 7th to 16th, while the Spartans moved up to 13th from no. 24. Undefeated Wisconsin is now the highest-ranked Big Ten team at no. 6.

The full rankings are below.

1. Alabama(56)
2. Georgia(5)
3. Notre Dame
4. Clemson
5. Oklahoma
6. Wisconsin
7. Miami
8. TCU
9. Washington
10. Auburn
11. Ohio State
12. Oklahoma State
13. Michigan State
14. UCF
15. USC
16. Penn State
17. Virginia Tech
18. Mississippi State
19. Washington State
20. Memphis
21. Michigan
22. South Florida
23. West Virginia
24. Iowa State
25. Iowa