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2023 Week 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
COLU_BUS	1	Ignore my flair, my computer likes OSU, OSU was 2 in my preseason, and beating an FBS team on the road puts them above Georgia, for whom a home win against an FCS won't move the needle at all.
crownebeach	1
placid_salad	1	LW #1
AudiieVerbum	2
BosskOnASegway	2
BUSean	2
Charlemagne42	2
GeauxTri	2
Hugefootballfan44	2	LW: 2
NotSoSuperNerd	2	3.19
NyquillusDillwad20	2
TimeBroken	2
UNC_Samurai	2
bakonydraco	3	82.674
Branzilla91	3
Casaiir	3
CockADoodleBOOM	3
Conglossian	3
cyberchaox	3	LW: 2
Daigotsu	3
darkra01	3
IceColdDrPepper_Here	3	I think Ohio State will be fine, but the Indiana game certainly raised some eyebrows, especially around the lack of catches for Marvin Harrison, Jr. and Emeka Egbuka (a combined 5 catches for 34 yards and no TDs).
JeromesNiece	3
jjjoebox	3	(-)
kamiller2020	3	So......not scoring a passing touchdown is concerning. The passing game just never got into sync and I honestly don't understand why. The offensive line could've been better, especially at the tackle position. Miyan Williams had a great game at RB, as did Cade Stover at TE. But offensively you wanted more. The defense played phenomenally though. Yes, Indiana isn't the highest-caliber offense. But the positives of today can be carried over to future games. Tackling was fantastic. On a Week 1 where so many teams struggled in open-field tackling and first-contact hits the Buckeyes excelled. I don't recall any whiffs in the open field and the very few broken tackles in this game there were two or three silver helmets to the football. Tackling carries no matter the opponent and if you can tackle like that all season this defense is going to keep itself in ball games. The secondary wasn't tested much at all, so we'll wait til Western Kentucky in order to pass any judgment on them. But I'm going to trust that Ohio State figures out the offense, while the defense looks like they've made real improvements as a unit.
MahjongDaily	3
Maladroit44	3
molodyets	3
nburt13	3
oghawks18	3
pileatedloon	3
puffadda	3
ReallyCreative	3
RegionalBias	3	23-3 over a P5 on the road. The defense did their job and the offense showed sparks. Will reevaluate more critically after next week.
ScarletFever333	3
T-nawtical	3
TaylorLeprechaun	3	-2
the_neverdoctor	3
ThePelvicWoo	3
tmothy07	3
ToeInDigDeep	3
TouchdownHeroes	3	LW: 3
12panther	4
52hoova	4
_fastball	4
AlexanderComet	4
bties	4
bwburke94	4
Cecil_Hardboner	4
D1N2Y	4
dabul-master	4
dan4223	4
EpicSchwinn	4
ewolfy13	4	Shaky start against Indiana
galacticdude7	4
GoBlueScrewOSU7	4
hascogrande	4
Hobbes_121	4
huskerfan4life520	4
jimbobbypaul	4	LY: 3 TY: 26
justsaynotoreddit	4	0.8506
Longvols	4
malowry0124	4
Mr_Brews	4
owlalwaysloveyew	4
peachios	4
physedka	4
Pollaski	4
Pure_Protein_Machine	4
rain_parkour	4
Red261	4
romulusjsp	4	(-)
skuhlke	4
Sometimeswelose	4
TDenverFan	4
WarEagle9	4
A_Rolling_Baneling	5
Archaic_1	5
Arteza147	5
bannista7	5
BearsAreGreat1	5
Blazeth	5
CambodianDrywall	5
CharlemagneOfTheUSA	5	Movement: (-2) - Their defense looks incredible, but they definitely need to work out what's going on at QB before I can reasonably put them above Michigan.
ChaseTheFalcon	5
coletheredditer	5	1. CAKE, much like Marvin Harrison Jr., “He's going the distance, He's going for speed."
CptCheese	5
DarthYoda2594	5
dogwoodmaple	5
Drexlore	5
DylanCarlson3	5
eclectic_tastes	5
falconlover79	5
Fmeson	5
grjohnst	5
Hackasizlak	5
halldaylong	5
HUSKEROYAL	5
Jakesnake42	5	68.90
JCiLee	5
jeedf	5
Johnnycockseed	5
jrluhn	5
KirbyDumber88	5
monkeymatt1836	5
MWiatrak2077	5
nemoran	5
PHubbs	5
Pikachu1989	5
roaddogg	5
seaotter2	5
SkiFlashing	5
SteemieRayVaughn	5
Striker743	5
texas2089	5	Kyle McCord got the start for the Buckeyes and it was anything but inspiring as Ohio State limped to a 23-3 win, with Marvin Harrison Jr and Emeka Egbuka combining for only 5 catches for 34 yards and 0 TDs. There is entirely too much talent on this roster for them to not figure it out though. They better figure it out quickly as a tough road test against Notre Dame comes up in just 3 weeks. The one bright spot was the defense was absolutely stifling, holding Indiana to just 153 yards of offense.
The_Good_Constable	5
TheZachster	5
TopGoose	5
typicaliconoclast	5
washington_jefferson	5
wesman212	5
woakley	5
Zloggt	5
311polo	6
ALStark69	6	-3
BamaPride95	6
Blooblod	6
bretticus33	6	Ohio State might have a QB problem. Kyle McCord didn't impress much. However, there's still a lot of talent all over the field for the Buckeyes and it's worth remembering CJ Stroud struggled in his first few games as Ohio State's starting QB.
BRNXB0MBERS	6
cornholesurfer	6	See above reasoning. The Buckeyes will always be talented, but performances like that against Indiana will see OSU’s stock continue to drop if the offense can’t figure it out.
corundum9	6
DaewooLanosMFerrr	6
deadtofall12	6
djowen68	6
e8odie	6
fourpinz8	6
Helifino	6
I_am_bot_beep_boop	6
jmac_21	6
lillipup03	6
Nathanael-Greene	6
noahthearc	6
one98d	6
plannedsickdays	6
practicallybert	6
PrimalCookie	6
PumpSmash	6
realclean	6
RegulatorRWF	6
RheagarTargaryen	6
RollWarTideEagle	6
sasmith2015	6
Staind075	6
tdeff19	6
thexraptor	6
ya111101	6
boxman151515	7
HarbingerOfFun	7
kflinderman	7
Megalomanizac	7
mellolizard	7
MoneyManeVick	7
nbingham196	7
RiffRamBahZoo	7
SpadeRyker	7
strikersteve60	7
Techwid	7
ucieaters33	7
70stang	8	Ohio State beat a P5 team in their own house to be 1-0
BallSoHerd	8
Bank_Gothic	8
Cassiyus	8
Due_Connection179	8	Last Week #9 at Indiana : Won 23-3
Feral_Squirrel	8
HHcougar	8	Only Ohio State can blow out a conference rival and have everyone immediately write them off.
magnumweiner	8
Rakarei	8
RavenclawWiz816	8
Ruhrgebietheld	8
SlaminSammons	8
T-Thugs	8	Ohio State had a 20 point win over Indiana.
TheJeemTeam	8
udubdavid	8
wameron	8
Xtremeloco	8
Acm0028	9
arrowfan624	9
CommodoreN7	9
Corgi_Koala	9
fredmerc111	9	We looked BAD. Friendship with Day ended, Hartline is my new best friend.
ikindalikelemons	9
Lex_Ludorum	9
VerySeriousBanana	9
Darth_Ra	10
SCsprinter13	10
ThaCarter	10
ACCBiggz	11
aggiebruin27	11
cfbguy	11
DarkLegend64	11
DrKennethJNoisewater	11
Dropbackandpunt	11
tdoger	11
AlphaH4wk	12
Hey_Its_Roomie	12	Large margin of victory over P5
nw____	12
soonersthebetter	12
tallg8tor	12
tjstanley	12
BigBoutros	15
Foxmcbowser42	15
tks231	16
DisraeliEers	19
CFBHurts	20
HieloLuz	24

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
drewscottt	1
mthompson2320	1
PlactusTX	1	(2) W Indiana
Actual_Yellow8728	2
big_thunder_man	2
cmcabrera	2
mithrandir2398	2
patriots230	2
Sflabuckeye13	2
spencej98	2
aewest	3
alwaysveryconflicted	3
Bereft13	3
Bernard_Samson	3
Chipsahoy523	3
Consistent_Train128	3
Devintheroaster	3
Dontworryaboutit1	3
DownshiftGD	3
FigletPiglet	3	2.500
Greyson04	3
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT	3
J4ckiebrown	3
Jadenflo	3
MemeofMemeJTG999999	3	(1-0) (no change) W: 23-3 vs. Indiana (0-1) Next Week: vs. Youngstown State (1-0)
Player_1_has_Joined	3
Protoco2	3
ReadySetMeow	3
rocco2246	3
RootBeerBloat	3
spmartin1993	3
TheBeekman8	3	They won as well, they stay
Totes_Not_an_NSA_guy	3	1636
twr96	3
Tylex123	3
Underground_Bread	3
_TGT7	4
bloodmuffins793	4
Blyvzy	4
Cascadia-Rising	4
ClandestineFox	4
Cooliamabeast	4
donbagert	4	Indiana fought hard against the Buckeyes.
ETHTrillionaire	4
geauxsaints777	4
GreenAndYellow12	4	-1
IBCBJ	4
iHasMagyk	4
ItsFreakinHarry2	4
JMWZ	4
journey1986	4	Shaky win but still confident in the talent we know is there, especially on offense.
KrispyKangaroo96	4
LivewireCK	4
losbullitt	4
maknasty09	4
ManiacalBlazer	4
Mini-Mussolini	4
MrOoferLoofer	4	Kyle McCord was very dissapointing but this is still a talented team
mubert	4
narwhalz27	4
Ok_Elderberry7070	4
RealignmentJunkie	4
redrumsoxLoL	4
samuelbassett	4
Shion314	4
Small_Bet_9433	4
stoeseri000	4	Didn't prove much this week, but Indiana is a tough opponent to start your season against /s I'm not ready to count them out after 1 game.
StumpVanDerHuge	4
thatoneguyD13	4	QB and Oline situation is concerning. Defense looks good. Not going to hold a 20 point win over a conference opponent at home against them too much, in any case.
the_lost_carrot	4
thejawa	4
TheNSAAgent777	4
TheThirdViceroy	4
TommyTwoTaps	4
tunaduck	4	Did not look dominant against Indinia
Weathergeekal	4
70277027	5
AnAngryPanda1	5
BananaBouquet	5
BoukenGreen	5
bruhstevenson	5
cfbpeoplespoll	5	Unimpressive performance against a potential division basement-dweller.
charmingcharles2896	5	Really concerned about play calling, offensive line play, and especially quarterback play. Kyle McCord looked hesitant and tentative. Defense is good, but I am not sure about their offense.
colton_97	5
Dan20698	5
Dawg-Bite	5	Bad QB play but keeping them top 5 purely based off what I know the team as a whole could be capable of
diehardcubforever	5
Doogitywoogity	5	Struggled against a bad Indiana, I’m waiting to see how they adjust
DragonFire101Gamer	5
drneilpretenamen	5
evil_muffins_5436	5
FsuNolezz	5
Harpua99	5
iDevourer	5
IDropFatLogs	5
Is_Flacco_Elite	5
Jay682002	5
JHallquist	5
jibberishdhyukl	5	Underperformed offensively against Indiana
JoeFreshwata	5
judolphin	5
KansasChaser2021	5
Maize_n_Boom	5
manbeardawg	5	Got it done, though I expect more in the coming weeks if they are to maintain proximity to a playoff spot.
MuhMuhManRay	5
OSU_Shecter	5
Pylon-Cam	5
Pyroblockx	5
ScaratheBear	5	The result: It was a somewhat ugly game for the Buckeyes, as they beat Indiana 23-3. The good news is that the defense looks excellent. They allowed only 8 first downs the entire game and held the Hoosiers to a whopping 153 yards of total offense. The bad news is that there may be significant concerns all over the offense. OL play was poor, Marvin Harrison Jr. was held to only 2 catches, and Kyle McCord looked overwhelmingly... bleh. It was a weird result for the Buckeyes, as the game was never really in question, but the offense could never get anything going. The reasoning: A poor result against Indiana isn't the end of the world, but for the talent advantage Ohio State has on Indiana you'd hope for a more dominant result. The game was 13-3 until late into the 3rd quarter and Ohio State allowed the Hoosiers to hang around for far, far too long. Dropping them two spots is fair, I think, as they have plenty of opportunities to get right and prove themselves in the coming weeks. Next up: The Penguins come to town, but Buckeyes (get it?) will be glued to a 9/23 date @Notre Dame. It will be a massive test for both teams, and a playoff impacting game.
Scott72901	5
Serenityy8	5
SharkMovies	5
siggyrambler	5
spaceblev11	5	You only put up 23 points against Indiana, maybe more QB competition.
StateOfTheArt-	5
Steelthornn	5
tapswitch	5
tcomn	5
TinderForMidgets	5
titansfan174	5
usernamegoeshere763	5
UVUboi2	5
youngs2309	5	Ohio State
ziggysaysnada	5
10catsinspace	6
ard8	6
bbshock21	6
bethe2ndmouse	6
chillmagic420	6
dterp13	6
frone	6
grtgbln	6
just-regular-I-guess	6
JustYourAvrageWorker	6
Keveroni	6
MajikSix	6
mauliknshah	6
mikecsiy	6
mill1634	6
nebsA1	6
OutRiteWite	6
PSUMediaPA	6
slashbopzing	6
TheGlassRemains	6
throwaway_6786	6	Buckeyes drop a few spots because McCord didn't look too impressive against a bad Indiana team. The defense, however, looked better than I expected. Not enough data to drop tOSU any further, but that performance won't hold up against the meat of their schedule (lucky for them, they have time to figure it out).
True_Ad5324	6	Huge question at QB
TXUSAW	6
WRSpill	6
Yung_Carrot	6
ActuallyJasonPrice	7
CheapTrickIsOkay	7
demolisty24	7	Ohio State's offense is not as strong as expected due to questionable QB plays, this issue may linger and cause messy plays in the future.
divey043	7
Fantastic-Calendar-9	7	LW: 6, boring sloppy game against IU, will learn more about them against ND in a few weeks.
GeyWeyner12	7
HideNZeke	7
jaybigs	7
meowrkatt	7
Piptit	7
RadiationRichard	7
Spacesurfer6	7
Tornadohunter24	7
bthombeast	8
ianmcmoney	8
JamoRedhead	8
mcdsmaster8824	8
ndbfsu22	8
Noelthemexican	8
OSUfan88	8
saquad69	8
TheFalconGuy	8
visor841	8
CarnellWilliams	9
ch1l1_ch33s3	9
Elegant_Extreme3268	9
JBonkies	9
knon24	9
sconbon	9
mathmanhale	10
StannisGrammarMannis	10
ViewFrom209	10
Yelich04	10
maxwell6233	11
TadKosciuszko	12
thehornedlamb	12	QB play will be a huge struggle for this team going forward. I want to see more out of this squad before I place them higher.
PNW_Jeff	13
squibby	14
cartierboy25	15
kevinsdomain	15
twitter_paulbd	16	[6x] 1-0
DeerPrison	21
JetoGrov	21	Conference win I guess...i dunno, it was gross
ColombianInIowa24	25	Play FBS and do... okay.

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