Moving up two spots from their 16th-overall ranking one week earlier, the Ohio State Buckeyes slot 14th in the most recent edition of the NCAA Division I football Associated Press poll.
Aided mostly by losses from other teams, the Buckeyes continued their ascent up the rankings following their recent win over the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
Other ranked Big Ten teams include next week’s opponent Michigan State (20) and Nebraska (22). Northwestern, Michigan, Wisconsin and Purdue all received votes along with the Ohio University Bobcats.
| AP Top 25 | ||
| RK | TEAM | PVS |
| 1 | Alabama (59) | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 3 |
| 3 | LSU (1) | 2 |
| 4 | Florida State | 4 |
| 5 | Georgia | 5 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 7 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 15 |
| 8 | Stanford | 9 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 8 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 11 |
| 11 | Florida | 14 |
| 12 | Texas | 12 |
| 13 | USC | 13 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 16 |
| 15 | TCU | 17 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 6 |
| 17 | Clemson | 10 |
| 18 | Oregon State | NR |
| 19 | Louisville | 20 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 21 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 23 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 25 |
| 23 | Rutgers | NR |
| 24 | Boise State | 24 |
| 25 | Baylor | NR |
[Related: OSU Week 4: Are the Buckeyes Really the Best Team in the Big Ten?]
