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Coaches Poll: Buckeyes Sit at No.2 Nationally Heading into Conference Play

The Buckeyes will enter October ranked 2nd nationally.

Four of the nine remaining regular season opponents are currently ranked in the top 16. Alabama is atop the poll again, with only Tennessee and Texas A&M being sure bets for ranked opponents remaining on its schedule. No.4 Louisville travels to No.3 Clemson this week and No.7 Houston on Chickenshit Saturday.

There are 16 unblemished teams in this week's ranking. Still plenty of football to be played.

USA Today Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE
1 ALABAMA 4-0 1597 61 1
2 OHIO STATE 3-0 1506 2 2
3 CLEMSON 4-0 1440 1 3
4 LOUISVILLE 4-0 1411 4
5 MICHIGAN 4-0 1333 5
6 STANFORD 3-0 1269 6
7 HOUSTON 4-0 1250 7
8 WISCONSIN 4-0 1127 10 +2
9 WASHINGTON 4-0 1049 9
10 TEXAS A&M 4-0 1016 13 +3
11 TENNESSEE 4-0 986 12 +1
12 FLORIDA STATE 3-1 843 14 +2
13 BAYLOR 4-0 797 15 +2
14 MIAMI 3-0 664 19 +5
15 NEBRASKA 4-0 649 20 +5
16 MICHIGAN STATE 2-1 597 8 -8
17 MISSISSIPPI 2-2 558 21 +4
18 UTAH 4-0 504 23 +5
19 TEXAS CHRISTIAN 3-1 330 21 +2
20 GEORGIA 3-1 271 11 -9
21 FLORIDA 3-1 254 16 -5
22 ARKANSAS 3-1 197 18 -4
23 NORTH CAROLINA 3-1 173 27 +4
24 SAN DIEGO STATE 3-0 156 28 +4
25 TEXAS 2-1 142 24 -1