November 16, 2024

AP Top 25: Where is Ohio State football in the Week 8 college rankings?


COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the first time since 2019, Ohio State football’s annual clash with Penn State is a top-10 showdown in the college rankings. The Buckeyes held at No. 3 in the new Associated Press Top 25 poll and kept their single No. 1 vote. The Nittany Lions dropped one spot to No. 7 through no fault of their own. Washington was rewarded with a two-spot bump to No. 5 after beating then-No. 8 Oregon. This last meeting between the teams as Big Ten East rivals will be the fourth top-10 matchup in seven years. The Big Ten is going away from a divisional format, and the teams are not guarantees to play annually in the future. Ohio State has won six straight and 10 of 11 in the series, though most of them have remained competitive contests well into the fourth quarter. The Nittany Lions led…

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