The latest USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll is out, and although it’s all about the College Football Playoff rankings, it’s interesting to see where the Buckeyes fell after this weekend’s championship games.
As it stands, Ohio State did indeed move up a couple of spots to kind of mirror the result of the Buckeyes making the College Football Playoff. They rose to No. 3 by leapfrogging USC and TCU who both lost in their conference title games over the weekend. Ahead of the Buckeyes are Georgia (1) and Michigan (2).
We’ve also got the rest of the top ten for you, but before we dive into that, here’s the rest of the top 25 leading up to the top ten.
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The rest of the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll
25. North Carolina
24. Troy
23. Mississippi State
22. UTSA
21. Texas
20. Notre Dame
19. South Carolina
18. UCLA
17. Tulane
16. Oregon State
15. LSU
14. Oregon
13. FSU
12. Washington
11. Clemson
NEXT … The top ten of the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll
No. 10 - Utah Utes (10-3)
USA TODAY Coaches Poll Stats This Week
Poll Points | 1044
First Place Votes | 0
Hi/Lo in 2022 | 8/19
Last Week | 12 (⇑)
No. 9 - Kansas State Wildcats (10-3)
USA TODAY Coaches Poll Stats This Week
Poll Points | 1050
First Place Votes | 0
Hi/Lo in 2022 | 9/NR
Last Week | 10 (⇑)
No. 8 - USC Trojans (11-2)
USA TODAY Coaches Poll Stats This Week
Poll Points | 1054
First Place Votes | 0
Hi/Lo in 2022 | 4/15
Last Week | 4 (⇓)
No. 7 - Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2)
USA TODAY Coaches Poll Stats This Week
Poll Points | 1074
First Place Votes | 0
Hi/Lo in 2022 | 7/NR
Last Week | 12 (⇔)
No. 6 - Tennessee Volunteers (10-2)
USA TODAY Coaches Poll Stats This Week
Poll Points | 1116
First Place Votes | 0
Hi/Lo in 2022 | 3/NR
Last Week | 8 (⇑)
No. 5 - Alabama Crimson Tide (10-2)
USA TODAY Coaches Poll Stats This Week
Poll Points | 1282
First Place Votes | 0
Hi/Lo in 2022 | 1/11
Last Week | 6 (⇑)
No. 4 - TCU Horned Frogs (12-1)
USA TODAY Coaches Poll Stats This Week
Poll Points | 1353
First Place Votes | 0
Hi/Lo in 2022 | 3/NR
Last Week | 3 (⇓)
No. 3 - Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1)
USA TODAY Coaches Poll Stats This Week
Poll Points | 1359
First Place Votes | 0
Hi/Lo in 2022 | 2/5
Last Week | 5 (⇑)
No. 2 - Michigan Wolverines (13-0)
USA TODAY Coaches Poll Stats This Week
Poll Points | 1466
First Place Votes | 0
Hi/Lo in 2022 | 2/6
Last Week | 2 (⇔)
No. 1 - Georgia Bulldogs (13-0)
USA TODAY Coaches Poll Stats This Week
Poll Points | 1523
First Place Votes | 59
Hi/Lo in 2022 | 1/3
Last Week | 1 (⇔)