BuckeyesWednesday, November 11
Ohio State falls to No. 20, its lowest College Football Playoff ranking ever
The CBUStoday team
If you missed the second College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night: Ohio State dropped from No. 12 to No. 20 after back-to-back losses to USC and Oregon. That's its lowest spot since the playoff began in 2014. The Indianapolis Star says the previous low was No. 16 in the first rankings on Oct. 26, 2014.
Ohio State fell to No. 20 as Oregon climbed to No. 16
CFP ranking; a lower number is better
Nov. 3Nov. 10
Ohio State 12Oregon 23
20 +67%16 −30%
Sources: NBC4 WCMH-TV, Oregon Ducks On SI
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| Nov. 3 | Nov. 10 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 12 | 20 | +67% |
| Oregon | 23 | 16 | −30% |
Oregon, which beat the Buckeyes 41-28 in Columbus, moved up seven spots to No. 16. Ohio State is 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten, and it needs to win out to have a shot at the Big Ten title game.
- Big Ten: UCLA 6-0, Indiana 5-1; USC, Oregon, Ohio State 4-2
- Tiebreaker: Ohio State would top Indiana head-to-head
- Streak: in every CFP ranking, like Alabama
- Next year: the CFP expands to 24 teams
Ohio State needs three wins to have a shot at Indianapolis
- Nov. 14Ohio State hosts Northwestern at noon
- Nov. 21Ohio State plays at Nebraska
- Nov. 28Ohio State hosts Michigan at noon
- Dec. 5Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis, set to be the last of its kind
Source: NBC4 WCMH-TV
Sources: NBC4 WCMH-TV, The Indianapolis Star, Oregon Ducks On SI