Every week, USA TODAY’s Paul Myerberg re-ranks all 131 FBS teams based on the body of work including the observations from the most recent week of games in college football. Needless to say, Week 3 was a tumultuous — if not entertaining one — that saw Alabama barely squeak by Texas, and a few other notable teams like Baylor and Texas A&M bite the dust.
For Ohio State, it was a bit of a ho-hum game after showing some growing pains in a modest 11-point win against Notre Dame in Week 1. Myerberg had his work cut out for him but went ahead and gave it his best shot in trying to rank every single team after just a couple of full weeks of play.
So, where does he have Ohio State? What about other Big Ten teams? Did Alabama drop? Here’s how he re-ranked things, with us cutting things off at the top 25 teams for now. Of course, if you want to see the complete rankings, you can do so by visiting our mothership and checking it all out.
25
Ole Miss (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 26 (up one spot)
24
North Carolina (3-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 20 (down two spots)
23
Michigan State (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 31 (up eight spots)
22
Tennessee (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 35 (up 13 spots)
21
Appalachian State (1-1)
Previous Ranking
No. 28 (up seven spots)
20
Kansas State (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 32 (up 12 spots)
19
USC (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 25 (up six spots)
18
Oregon State (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 27 (up nine spots)
17
Utah (1-1)
Previous Ranking
No. 17 (no change)
16
Florida (1-1)
Previous Ranking
No. 13 (down three spots)
15
Oklahoma State (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 19 (up four spots)
14
UCLA (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 15 (up one spot)
13
Wake Forest (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 14 (up one spot)
12
Baylor (1-1)
Previous Ranking
No. 10 (down two spots)
11
Clemson (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 5 (down six spots)
10
Arkansas (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 18 (up eight spots)
9
BYU (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 21 (up 12 spots)
8
Penn State (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 9 (up one spot)
7
Kentucky (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 23 (up 16 spots)
6
North Carolina State (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 11 (up five spots)
5
Oklahoma (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 6 (up one spot)
4
Michigan (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 4 (no change)
3
Ohio State (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 3 (no change)
2
Georgia (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 2 (no change)
1
Alabama (2-0)
Previous Ranking
No. 1 (no change)
Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on Twitter.
Let us know your thoughts, and comment on this story below. Join the conversation today.