The Buckeyes are sharing the No. 2 ranking with Tennessee in the Associated Press' top-25 poll this week.
, it was tied with Tennessee for the spot behind top-ranked Georgia.
The teams each had 1,500 vote points and maintained a narrow margin behind the Bulldogs who held 1,528 points. The Volunteers, who had only two first-place votes in the poll last week, picked up 16 after their 44-6 rout of Kentucky in prime time. The Buckeyes received 15 first-place votes after theirThe order of the top-three teams did not change in the coaches poll with the Bulldogs at the top, followed by Ohio State at No. 2 and Tennessee at No. 3.
They likely won’t be entrenched for long. Georgia is hosting Tennessee next weekend when the SEC East teams meet in Athens. Michigan remained at No. 4 in both polls, followed by Clemson at No. 5. Texas Christian, the only other remaining unbeaten team from a Power Five conference, is seventh behind sixth-ranked Alabama.