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NCAA Football Rankings, Week 8: Ohio State up to No. 7 in AP Poll

The 7-0 Ohio State Buckeyes moved up one spot in this week's Associated Press top 25.

Greg Bartram-US PRESSWIRE - Presswire

After staying undefeated with a 52-49 win against Indiana on Saturday, the Ohio State Buckeyes moved up one spot to No. 7 in this week's Associated Press top 25.

Ohio State received 1,071 votes this week, putting them 21 votes ahead of No. 8 Oregon State. The 7-0 Buckeyes moved up one spot after previous No. 3 South Carolina and previous No. 5 West Virginia lost on Saturday. LSU, which knocked off South Carolina, jumped ahead of Ohio State and is now No. 6.

The Buckeyes are just one of two Big Ten teams ranked this week. Michigan is the only other Big Ten team ranked in the AP top 25, and they are near the bottom of the poll at No. 23. While only two Big Ten teams were ranked, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Penn State all received votes. Ohio State will look to stay undefeated when they host Purdue on Saturday.

Here's this week's entire AP Top 25 poll:

Rank Team Votes
1 Alabama 1,500
2 Oregon 1,436
3 Florida 1,361
4 Kansas State 1,296
5 Notre Dame 1,283
6 LSU 1,153
7 Ohio State 1,071
8 Oregon State 1,050
9 South Carolina 1,042
10 Oklahoma 994
11 USC 874
12 Florida State 836
13 Georgia 753
14 Clemson 673
15 Mississippi State 591
16 Louisville 574
17 West Virginia 552
18 Texas Tech 444
19 Rutgers 405
20 Texas A&M 379
21 Cincinnati 294
22 Stanford 242
23 Michigan 177
24 Boise State 133
25 Ohio 104

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