US EditionUtah in, Boise State Out: Ohio State No. 1 in AP Top 25 as LSU, Miami Move Into Top 5
Ohio State received 55 of 66 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 poll after their 14-7 win over preseason No. 1 Texas, leading by 78 points over Penn State.
- On Tuesday, AP voter Stephen Means placed Ohio State Buckeyes No. 1 on his AP Top 25 ballot, writing that Ohio State deserved the top spot after week one following their 14-7 victory over Texas Longhorns on Saturday.
- Texas entered the weekend as the consensus preseason top-ranked team with Arch Manning, but Ohio State's defense held the Longhorns scoreless until Manning's late fourth-quarter touchdown.
- The AP voting showed Ohio State received 55 first-place votes and 1,636 total points, with Penn State trailing by 78 points and receiving seven first-place votes.
- Penn State, LSU, Georgia and Miami rounded out the top five in the Week 2 poll, with LSU and Miami moving into the top five while Florida State returned and Alabama fell to its lowest spot in 17 seasons.
- Historically, Ohio State last topped the AP poll after defeating Notre Dame 34-23 in the National Championship and holds a 75-12-1 record as No. 1, first since Alabama in 2012 in the opening poll.
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