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Following Maryland win, Ohio State drop in AP, Coaches Polls

Yes, Ohio State beat Maryland, but it didn’t seem to help them much.

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On the positive side of the ledger, the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Maryland yesterday to move to 10-1 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten, and kept their hopes for both a conference and national championship run alive. However, the fact that it took a missed Terrapin two-point conversion for OSU to hold on to a 52-51 overtime win didn’t do them any favors with poll voters, and likely won’t for the College Football Playoff committee.

In the latest AP Poll, Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes dropped from No. 9 to No. 10.

The top-six remained unchanged with No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Georgia, and No. 6 Oklahoma all survived Cupcake Saturday (though they all didn’t play cupcakes, obviously). However, former No. 7 West Virginia fell to Oklahoma State 45-41, dropping them down to No. 12.

That wasn’t enough though for the Buckeyes to move up, because following their win over Cincinnati, defending national champion UCF jumped OSU to go from 11th to ninth, and the LSU Tigers moved up from 10th to eighth.

Other Big Ten teams in the top-25 are No. 15 Penn State and No. 20 Northwestern. The Wildcats will face the winner of this Saturday’s Ohio State vs. Michigan matchup in the B1G Championship Game on Dec. 1.

In the Coaches Poll, the Buckeyes dropped two spots from No. 8 to No. 10. Despite West Virginia falling from No. 7 to No. 12 after they lost to Oklahoma State, the Buckeyes were jumped y No. 9 UCF and No. 8 LSU.

The Buckeyes will see how Week 12 impacted their College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night.

Check out the full Top 25 rankings here:

Week 13 AP Poll

Rank Team Conference Record Points Game scores
Rank Team Conference Record Points Game scores
1 Alabama SEC 11-0 1,525(61) vs Citadel W 50-17
2 Clemson ACC 11-0 1,455 vs Duke W 35-6
3 Notre Dame Division I FBS Ind 11-0 1,412 vs Syracuse W 36-3
4 Michigan Big Ten 10-1 1,327 vs Indiana W 31-20
5 Georgia SEC 10-1 1,288 vs Massachusetts W 66-27
6 Oklahoma Big 12 10-1 1,182 vs Kansas W 55-40
7 Washington State Pac-12 10-1 1,149 vs Arizona W 69-28
8 UCF The American 10-0 1,064 vs Cincinnati W 38-13
8 LSU SEC 9-2 1,064 vs Rice W 42-10
10 Ohio State Big Ten 10-1 1,019 @ Maryland W 52-51
11 Texas Big 12 8-3 856 vs Iowa State W 24-10
12 West Virginia Big 12 8-2 822 @ Oklahoma State L 45-41
13 Florida SEC 8-3 707 vs Idaho W 63-10
14 Utah State Mountain West 10-1 667 @ Colorado State W 29-24
15 Penn State Big Ten 8-3 659 @ Rutgers W 20-7
16 Washington Pac-12 8-3 631 vs Oregon State W 42-23
17 Kentucky SEC 8-3 508 vs Middle Tennessee W 34-23
18 Utah Pac-12 8-3 491 @ Colorado W 30-7
19 Syracuse ACC 8-3 427 @ Notre Dame L 36-3
20 Northwestern Big Ten 7-4 307 @ Minnesota W 24-14
21 Boise State Mountain West 9-2 287 @ New Mexico W 45-14
22 Mississippi State SEC 7-4 260 vs Arkansas W 52-6
23 Army Division I FBS Ind 9-2 176 vs Colgate W 28-14
24 Pittsburgh ACC 7-4 129 @ Wake Forest W 34-13
25 Iowa State Big 12 6-4 123 @ Texas L 24-10

Others receiving votes: Fresno St. 100, NC State 45, Cincinnati 43, Missouri 34, Texas A&M 29, Auburn 11, Stanford 8, Iowa 8, UAB 5, Houston 3, Wisconsin 2, Buffalo 1, Troy 1.