Despite the fact that the Ohio State Buckeyes demolished the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday, 42-0, on Sunday, the AP and Coaches Polls moved the LSU Tigers above OSU, pushing the Buckeyes down to No. 6.
Today, the SB Nation FanPulse concurred with the national polls, as Ohio State again moved back a spot sixth. However, the Land-Grant Holy Land readers — in their infinite wisdom — actually moved the Buckeyes up from fifth to third after the big win over UC.
Unsurprisingly, the Buckeyes had the biggest difference between the LGHL and SBN polls at +3 points. Ohio State fans had Utah and Wisconsin two spots higher than the national fans at large, while also giving Oklahoma, Michigan, and Oregon a -2 spot deduction.
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Buckeye fans also had Army, who lost to TTUN in double overtime, at 25th, supplanting USC from the SBN rankings.
Check out both the LGHL and SBN polls below:
FanPulse Top 25 | Week 2
| Ranking | LGHL Poll | SBN Poll | LGHL to SBN Difference | Last Week LGHL | Last Week SBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | LGHL Poll | SBN Poll | LGHL to SBN Difference | Last Week LGHL | Last Week SBN |
| 1 | Clemson | Clemson | - | Clemson | Clemson |
| 2 | Alabama | Alabama | - | Alabama | Alabama |
| 3 | Ohio State | Georgia | 3 | Georgia | Georgia |
| 4 | Georgia | Oklahoma | -1 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 5 | LSU | LSU | - | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 6 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | -2 | LSU | LSU |
| 7 | Florida | Florida | - | Michigan | Michigan |
| 8 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | - | Auburn | Auburn |
| 9 | Auburn | Auburn | - | Texas | Texas |
| 10 | Utah | Michigan | 2 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 11 | Texas | Texas | - | Florida | Florida |
| 12 | Michigan | Utah | -2 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M |
| 13 | Penn State | Penn State | - | Washington | Washington |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Texas A&M | 2 | Penn State | Utah |
| 15 | Texas A&M | Oregon | -1 | Utah | Penn State |
| 16 | Washington | Wisconsin | 1 | Wisconsin | UCF |
| 17 | Oregon | Washington | -2 | UCF | Oregon |
| 18 | UCF | UCF | - | Oregon | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Michigan State | Michigan State | - | Michigan State | Michigan State |
| 20 | Iowa | Iowa | - | Iowa | Iowa |
| 21 | Maryland | Washington State | 1 | Syracuse | Syracuse |
| 22 | Washington State | Maryland | -1 | Washington State | Washington State |
| 23 | Iowa State | Iowa State | - | Iowa State | Iowa State |
| 24 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | - | Stanford | Stanford |
| 25 | Army | USC | N/A | Cincinnati | Nebraska |
The other aspect of the weekly FanPulse surveys asks fans how confident they are in their program. Buckeye fans were 98 percent confident in the direction of the program following the season-opening win over Florida Atlantic, but that shot up to a perfect 100 percent after the shutout.
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