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Ohio State Remains At No. 2 In USA Today Coaches Poll Following Win Over Indiana

Although the top five remained the same, the Buckeyes picked up one more first-place vote than last week.

Ohio State stood pat at No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll following its 56-14 win over Indiana on Saturday afternoon.

The top five remained the same, with Georgia receiving 61 of a possible 63 first-place votes. The Buckeyes and No. 3 Michigan also received one first-place vote, while TCU and Tennessee round out the top five.

USC moved up one spot to No. 6, as did No. 7 LSU, following Oregon's loss to Washington on Saturday night. Alabama, Clemson and Utah all returned to the top 10, as well.

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The only other Big Ten school ranked in this week's poll is Penn State at No. 12, while Illinois dropped out following its loss to Purdue. The Illini (48) and Minnesota (30) are now among the others receiving votes.

That said, the full coaches poll can be found below, with first-place votes in parenthesis:

  1. Georgia (61)
  2. Ohio State (1)
  3. Michigan (1)
  4. TCU
  5. Tennessee
  6. USC
  7. LSU
  8. Alabama
  9. Clemson
  10. Utah
  11. North Carolina
  12. Penn State
  13. Oregon
  14. Ole Miss
  15. Washington
  16. UCLA
  17. Kansas State
  18. UCF
  19. Notre Dame
  20. Florida State
  21. Cincinnati
  22. Tulane
  23. Coastal Carolina
  24. Oklahoma State
  25. N.C. State

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