2012 college football rankings: Ohio State back up to No. 7 in BlogPoll

The Ohio State Buckeyes moved up two spots in the SB Nation BlogPoll after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers, 21-14, on Saturday, Nov. 17. The Buckeyes rose from No. 9 last week up to No. 7 this week.

With losses by Kansas State and Oregon, last week's No. 1 and No. 2 teams respectively, the Buckeyes are one of only two undefeated teams left in college football along with new No. 1, Notre Dame.

Ohio State received two first place votes, third most behind Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama. The ballot breakdown shows the lowest ranking they received was No. 16. The Buckeyes will close their season against their rival and BlogPoll No. 21, the Michigan Wolverines, on Saturday, Nov. 24.

The Kent State Golden Flashes remained in the Top 25 this week at No. 23 after defeating Bowling Green. Kent State will play Ohio on Nov. 23 and take on Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship on Nov. 30.

Results for Week 12

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (63)	24.82	0.59	2
2	Alabama Crimson Tide (4)	23.39	1.25	2
3	Oregon Ducks	21.28	1.60	-2
4	Georgia Bulldogs	20.75	3.12	1
5	Kansas St. Wildcats	19.17	2.18	-3
6	Florida Gators	18.72	3.57	--
7	Ohio St. Buckeyes (2)	18.38	7.38	2
8	Florida St. Seminoles (1)	18.08	3.32	-1
9	LSU Tigers	16.70	3.06	-1
10	Stanford Cardinal	16.41	2.33	4
11	Texas A&M Aggies (1)	16.31	3.04	-1
12	Clemson Tigers	15.35	2.46	-1
13	Oklahoma Sooners	12.51	3.21	--
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	12.27	2.71	-2
15	UCLA Bruins	10.23	2.56	2
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers	9.54	2.45	-1
17	Oregon St. Beavers	9.45	3.32	-1
18	Texas Longhorns	7.54	2.63	--
19	Louisville Cardinals	6.59	2.91	--
20	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	4.76	2.93	2
21	Michigan Wolverines	4.30	2.46	3
22	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	4.01	2.90	3
23	Kent St. Golden Flashes	3.52	3.01	--
24	Northern Illinois Huskies	3.14	3.28	3
25	Boise St. Broncos	1.59	3.38	4
Others Receiving Votes: Utah State Aggies | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | Northwestern Wildcats | San Jose St. Spartans | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | USC Trojans | Arizona Wildcats | Washington Huskies | Central Florida Knights | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Penn St. Nittany Lions | Baylor Bears | TCU Horned Frogs | Wisconsin Badgers | Cincinnati Bearcats | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Toledo Rockets | Fresno St. Bulldogs | San Diego St. Aztecs | Michigan St. Spartans | Vanderbilt Commodores | Ball St. Cardinals
Updated: Nov 20, 2012 7:31 AM PST

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Rankings 2011