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Ohio State is No. 1 in the final USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank of the regular season, with LSU, Clemson and Oklahoma rounding out a predictable top four.
The Buckeyes landing at the top of the poll reflects their dominant regular season. While Wisconsin wobbled Ohio State for two quarters of Saturday night's Big Ten championship game, the Buckeyes responded by outscoring the Badgers 27-0 in the second half to head into the College Football Playoff at 13-0.
Ohio State, LSU and Clemson give the Bowl Subdivision three unbeaten teams to cap the regular season for the first time in the playoff era.