After every college football Saturday, it seems everyone has an opinion on which teams are playing the best and which should be included in the four-team field of the College Football Playoff. One of the pieces we follow on a weekly basis is ESPN’s power rankings that come out after all the games, and it just so happens that the “worldwide leader” has updated them again after Week 10 in which Tennessee, Clemson, and Alabama all lost.
Outside of that, Georgia and Michigan looked impressive, TCU kept on winning, and Ohio State had to make its way out of Northwestern with a win amidst what looked like a midwestern hurricane on the road.
And it’s the last point that everyone wants to know about. Did ESPN give the Buckeyes a break for being dropped in the middle of some brutal elements, or did their inability to control things on the ground play into a drop in the power rankings this week?
Here are the latest ESPN college football power rankings and where Ohio State and the entire top 25 reside after a pivotal Week 10.
25
Kentucky WIldcats (6-3)
Last Week
Won at Missouri, 21-17
Up Next
vs. Vanderbilt
24
Kansas State Wildcats (6-3)
23
Washington Huskies (7-2)
22
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-3)
21
Illinois Fighting Illini (7-2)
20
UCF Knights (7-2)
Last Week
Won at Memphis, 35-28
Up Next
at Tulane
19
Texas Longhorns (6-3)
Last Week
Won at Kansas State, 34-27
Up Next
vs. TCU
18
Liberty Flames (8-1)
17
NC State Wolpack (7-2)
Last Week
Won vs. Wake Forest, 30-21
Up Next
vs. Boston College
16
Tulane Green Wave (8-1)
Last Week
Won at Tulsa, 27-13
Up Next
vs. UCF
15
Penn State Nittany Lions (7-2)
Last Week
Won at Indiana, 45-14
Up Next
vs. Maryland
14
North Carolina Tar Heels (8-1)
Last Week
Won vs. Virginia, 31-28
Up Next
at Wake Forest
13
Clemson Tigers (8-1)
12
Utah Utes (7-2)
Last Week
Won vs. Arizona, 45-20
Up Next
vs. Stanford
11
Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2)
9
UCLA Bruins (8-1)
Last Week
Won at Arizona State, 50-36
Up Next
vs. Arizona
7
USC Trojans (8-1)
6
Oregon Ducks (8-1)
5
Tennessee Volunteers (8-1)
4
TCU Horned Frogs (9-0)
2
Ohio State Buckeyes (9-0)
Last Week
Won at Northwestern, 21-7
Up Next
vs. Indiana
1
Georgia Bulldogs (9-0)
Last Week
Won vs. Tennessee, 27-13
Up Next
at Mississippi State
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