June 20, 2026

Ohio State Climbs One Spot to No. 8 in Coaches Poll After Bye Week

Despite not playing a game on Saturday, Ohio State has moved up in the Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes climbed one spot to No. 8 in this week’s rankings, moving ahead of Texas, who fell eight spots to No. 15 in the poll after a 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday night. Alabama, which was also on a bye week, remains the No. 1 team in the poll, followed by Clemson and Notre Dame. LSU, who plays Alabama next week, checks in as the No. 4 team in the poll, while Michigan and Georgia share the fifth spot. Oklahoma checks in one spot ahead of Ohio State.  This week’s rankings: USA Today Coaches Poll RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV CHANGE 1 ALABAMA 8-0 1598 62 1 – 2 CLEMSON 8-0 1537 2 2 – 3 NOTRE DAME 8-0 1458 – 3 – 4 LOUISIANA STATE 7-1 1403 –…

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