Ohio State Moves Up To No. 10 In USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll After Win Over Akron

Clemson and Texas A&M fell out of the top 10 following losses on Saturday.

Following its 59-7 win over Akron on Saturday night, Ohio State moved up two spots to No. 10 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll released on Sunday afternoon.

The Buckeyes benefitted from both Clemson and Texas A&M losing on Saturday, as the Tigers and Aggies fell to N.C. State and Arkansas, respectively. 

Ohio State is one of five Big Ten teams in this week’s top 25, joining No. 5 Iowa, No. 6 Penn State, No. 14 Michigan and No. 16 Michigan State.

The full USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll is as follows, with first-place votes in parenthesis:

1. Alabama (64)
2. Georgia (1)
3. Oregon
4. Oklahoma
5. Iowa
6. Penn State
7. Notre Dame
8. Cincinnati
9. Florida
10. Ohio State
11. Arkansas
12. Ole Miss
13. Texas A&M
14. Michigan
15. BYU
16. Michigan State
17. Coastal Carolina
18. Oklahoma State
19. Clemson
20. UCLA
21. Fresno State
22. Auburn
23. Kentucky
24. Baylor
25. Wake Forest

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