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

The Buckeyes received fewer first-place votes in this week's poll after surviving a scare in Happy Valley.

Ohio State stood pat at No. 2 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll following its 44-31 win at Penn State on Saturday afternoon.

The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll voters believe they have it right in back-to-back weeks.

The top eight teams stayed the same with no major upsets this weekend.

But changes are coming next week, however, as No. 1 Georgia faces No. 3 Tennessee.https://t.co/lfa6dQhjqM pic.twitter.com/94uM4EvbHF

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The top remained unchanged in this week’s poll, with Michigan notably at No. 4 following its 29-7 win over Michigan State, though USC (Arizona) and Ole Miss (Texas A&M) returned to the top 10 after Oklahoma State and Wake Forest were blown out at Kansas State and Louisville, respectively.

The Buckeyes’ victory knocked the Nittany Lions down three spots to No. 16, while Illinois moved up to No. 13 following its win over Nebraska. There are no other Big Ten teams in this week’s poll, though Maryland was among the others receiving votes (64) following its win over Northwestern.

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

1. Georgia (45)
2. Ohio State (13)
3. Tenessee (5)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. Alabama
7. TCU
8. Oregon
9. USC
10. Ole Miss
11. UCLA
12. Utah
13. Illinois
14. Kansas State
15. North Carolina
16. Penn State
17. LSU
18. Oklahoma State
19. Wake Forest
20. N.C. State
21. Tulane
22. Syracuse
23. Liberty
24. Kentucky
25. UCF

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