COLUMBUS – Ohio State remains No. 2 in both major college football polls after the epic 30-27 double-overtime win over arch-rival Michigan at Ohio Stadium Saturday.
Alabama remained the unanimous No. 1 choice in both the Associated Press media poll and the Amway coaches’ poll, followed by the Buckeyes (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten), Clemson and Washington.
Michigan (10-2, 7-2) dropped to fifth in the AP Top 25 and No. 6 in the coaches’ poll.
Wisconsin, which will face Penn State Saturday in the Big Ten Championship game, was fifth in the coaches’ poll and No. 6 in the AP poll.
The Nittany Lions were ranked No. 8 in both polls.
ESPN says the Michigan-Ohio State double-overtime thriller drew a 10.4 overnight rating, the best for any game this season across its networks.
The rating was the second-best for a game on ABC, topped only by the 2006 Michigan-Ohio State game, and the best for a noon kickoff for any game on an ESPN network. The 2006 game which was a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup earned an 11.5 overnight rating.
No. 2 Ohio State beat No. 3 Michigan 30-27 in Saturday’s game.
The rating peaked at 12.7 between 3:45 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET when the game went to overtime.
ESPN says the game was also streamed online more than any regular-season it has ever done, with more than one million unique viewers.