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Ohio State Stays At No. 2 In AP Top 25 Poll After Win At Penn State

The Buckeyes are now tied with Tennessee, which faces top-ranked Georgia next weekend.

Just like the USA Today Coaches Poll, which was released earlier this afternoon, Ohio State remained at No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll following its 44-31 win over Penn State.

The Buckeyes are now tied with Tennessee for second in the poll, as the Volunteers are coming off a blowout win over Kentucky on Saturday. That said, Tennessee is set to face top-ranked Georgia next weekend, which will certainly cause a shakeup at the top of the polls.

The rest of the top eight remained the same, with Michigan at No. 4, Clemson at No. 5, Alabama at No. 6, TCU at No. 7 and Oregon at No. 8. USC and UCLA fill out the top 10, meanwhile, after Oklahoma State and Wake Forest were embarrassed on the road on Saturday.

The Nittany Lions fell three spots to No. 16 following the loss, while Illinois moved up three spots to No. 14 following its win at Nebraska. That represents all four Big Ten teams in this week’s poll, though Maryland (36) also received votes after its win over Northwestern.

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That said, the full Associated Press Top 25 poll can be found below, with first-place votes in parenthesis:

1. Georgia (30)
T2. Ohio State (15)
T2. Tennessee (18)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. Alabama
7. TCU
8. Oregon
9. USC
10. UCLA
11. Ole Miss
12. Utah
13. Illinois
14. Kansas State
15. LSU
16. Penn State
17. North Carolina
18. Oklahoma State
19. Tulane
20. Wake Forest
21. N.C. State
22. Syracuse
23. Liberty
24. Oregon State
25. UCF

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