Urban Meyer greets fans as the Buckeyes enter Ohio Stadium prior to the Ohio State-Penn State game on Oct. 28. Credit: Jack Westerheide | Photo Editor
Three days after Ohio State’s 39-38 comeback win against Penn State, the Buckeyes came in at No. 6 in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday evening.
Ohio State is the highest ranked Big Ten team in the season’s first playoff rankings. Three other Big Ten teams joined the Buckeyes in the top 25, with Wisconsin at No. 9, Penn State at No. 7 and Michigan State at No. 24. Ohio State will take on the Spartans at noon Nov. 11 in East Lansing, Michigan.
No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 4 Clemson led off the opening playoff rankings. Oklahoma, which handed the Buckeyes their only loss of the season, came in at No. 5.
Though Ohio State is ranked No. 6 in the playoff rankings, the Buckeyes came in at No. 3 in this week’s Associated Press poll and the coaches poll.
Here are the rest of the College Football Playoff rankings.
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Notre Dame
- Clemson
- Oklahoma
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- TCU
- Wisconsin
- Miami
- Oklahoma State
- Washington
- Virginia Tech
- Auburn
- Iowa State
- Mississippi
- Southern California
- Central Florida
- LSU
- North Carolina State
- Stanford
- Arizona
- Memphis
- Michigan State
- Washington State
