COLUMBUS – The Buckeyes and Bearcats both benefitted from Purdue’s upset of Michigan State.
(5 CFP/6 AP) OHIO STATE (8-1, 6-0 Big Ten) vs. Purdue (6-3, 4-2)
Ohio Stadium; Sat., Nov. 13 (3:30 p.m./ABC)
After the Spartans lost last weekend at least one spot in the top four was certain to change.
Ohio State and Cincinnati all moved up one spot in the second College Football Playoff rankings, with the Buckeyes ranked at No. 4 and UC fifth.
Third-ranked Oregon also moved up a spot, behind No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Alabama.
The committee simply bumped up the Ducks, Buckeyes and Bearcats and dropped Sparty to No. 7, behind No. 6 Michigan, in spite of the fact that Michigan State won the head-to-head matchup with its cross-state rival.
Unbeaten Oklahoma remains eighth, followed by Notre Dame and Oklahoma State.