The preseason AP Poll will be released on Monday Aug. 20 – a week from tomorrow – and we have no idea where the Buckeyes will be ranked, mostly because voters likely have no idea where to rank them.
While it's likely Meyer's fate will be known by the time the poll is released, it almost certainly won't be known by the time ballots are due on Monday Aug. 13 – a week in advance of the poll's release.
This leaves voters with an obvious dilemma of where to rank the Buckeyes, forcing them to speculate whether Meyer will return, will be hit with a suspension or will be terminated ahead of the 2018 season.