COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football is no longer the highest-ranked Big Ten team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll — or the highest-ranked team in its own state. Ohio State dropped six spots to No. 9 in the Week 3 poll after a 35-28 home loss to Oregon. The Ducks, who went into the game ranked No. 12, jumped to No. 4. Iowa is ranked No. 5 after a 27-17 victory at previous top 10 team Iowa State, and is now the highest-ranked Big Ten team. Penn State rose one spot to No. 10, merely 24 voting points behind the Buckeyes (1,029-1,005). Cincinnati dropped one spot to No. 8, but is now the highest-ranked team from Ohio. The Bearcats could climb even higher after Saturday’s road game at Indiana. That is the first time Cincinnati has been ranked higher than OSU since the final poll of the 2011…
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