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2025 Week 16 & Bowls Ohio State Buckeyes Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
w8w8 1
zenverak 1
12panther 2
_fastball 2
A_Rolling_Baneling 2
arbadak 2 .997, 1, -1
BallSoHerd 2
bernkastel87 2
Bill3ffinMurray 2
Blazeth 2
Blooblod 2
BosskOnASegway 2
boxbeat 2
brucewaynewins 2
CambodianDrywall 2
Cars-and-Coffee 2
ch1l1_ch33s3 2
cinciforthewin 2
Colton3690 2
COLU_BUS 2
Corgi_Koala 2
corundum9 2
CPiGuy2728 2
cvsprinter1 2 1-loss to an Undefeated P4
cyberchaox 2
dabul-master 2
DampFrijoles 2
daredassdude 2
Darth_Ra 2
DavoinShower-handle 2
deathbysnusnu7 2
digdat0 2 2. Ohio State — Score: 0.747 | Results: 1.011, SOS Rank: #32, Quality: 0.012, Recency: 0.165 | T10W: 0, T25W: 3, T50W: 5, Off Rk: #18, Def Rk: #1
DisraeliEers 2
djowen68 2
Dropbackandpunt 2
dschinghiskhan 2
eclectic_tastes 2
ExternalTangents 2 SoR %: 5.86%; Power Rank = 2
fredmerc111 2
frumious88 2
fshi 2
G-Aardvark 2
galacticdude7 2
GatorBolt 2 They'll miss his recruiting but after Saturday they may wish Hartline goes to Tampa already.
GenialGiant 2
Hackasizlak 2
halldaylong 2
hascogrande 2
HideNZeke 2
HieloLuz 2
Hugefootballfan44 2
hypercube42342 2
hythloday1 2
IAmAChemicalEngineer 2
Inkblot9 2
JBonkies 2
JeromesNiece 2
Jerrywelfare 2
jjjoebox 2
joebob431 2
JustinMSU21 2
justsaynotoreddit 2
kflinderman 2
Lex_Ludorum 2
MADBuc49 2 -1. Would be the #2 playoff seed in this scenario, playing the winner of #Ole Miss/#10 Alabama in the Orange Bowl
manbeardawg 2
mellolizard 2
monkeymatt1836 2
Muffinnnnnnn 2
noahthearc 2
Noelthemexican 2
noodlethebear 2
NotSoSuperNerd 2 12.882 [12 - 1]
Noy_Telinu 2 BIG > SEC
nw____ 2
NyquillusDillwad20 2
OKgolfer 2
olmsted 2
Our-Gardian-Angel 2
Pikachu1989 2
pileatedloon 2
PlactusTX 2
plannedsickdays 2
Player_1_has_Joined 2
r0sco 2
Red261 2
RegionalBias 2 Lost close in B1G Title Game. Tight with Georgia.
RegulatorRWF 2
retnuh101 2
RJEP22 2
ryseing 2
SCsprinter13 2
seaotter2 2
SearonTrejorek 2 91811
sirgippy 2
sirvalkyerie 2
SlaminSammons 2
Sometimeswelose 2
SpadeRyker 2
spmartin1993 2
srs_house 2
Staind075 2
SteemieRayVaughn 2
Striker743 2 Down 1
stripes361 2
studio_sally 2
SufferingfOrLife 2
T-nawtical 2
Tarmacked 2 +0 Straightforward - Yes Georgia won the SECCG but given how tight IU/Ohio State was I think they're the clear top two seeds.
TaylorLeprechaun 2 +0
tdeff19 2
tdoger 2
teddythe3rd 2
The-Gothic-Castle 2
TheNSAAgent777 2
TheReformedBadger 2
thomasosu 2
tjstanley 2
ToeInDigDeep 2 AP #3, Loss to Indiana
TossedRightOut 2
True_Ad5324 2
udubdavid 2
vanburen1845 2
Wescat 2
ya111101 2
52hoova 3
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 3
AlexanderComet 3
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 3
ALStark69 3 -2
bakonydraco 3 94.535
BananaBouquet 3
Bank_Gothic 3
bannista7 3
BearsAreGreat1 3
blahblehblahwhoru 3
BorisNumber1 3
bretticus733 3
BUSean 3
bwburke94 3
CFBHurts 3
Ch-i-ef 3 Playcalling so conservative it delayed the Epstein Files release
Charlemagne42 3 542
ChaseTheFalcon 3
ChickenTaco 3
cornholesurfer 3
DarkLegend64 3
DataDrivenPirate 3 Defense wins championships but defense is not looked upon kindly by the model
diehardcubforever 3
Drexlore 3
e8odie 3
ehoefler 3 92.95 | -2
EpicSchwinn 3
eSpiritCorpse 3 0.9745
Euphoric_Relative_13 3 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh that was so much fun maybe the only bright spot of the season other than winning the Land Grant Trophy
GeauxTri 3
grtgbln 3
Hobbes_121 3
ikindalikelemons 3
Jakesnake42 3
jimbobbypaul 3
jonstark19 3 CFP Projection: #3, Bye (Orange Bowl)
jrluhn 3
jthomas694 3
Klaassy23 3
Lefunnymaymays4lief 3 Julian Sayin is Drew Allar with the Bengals WR room
luckroy 3
MahjongDaily 3
MainPeanut25 3 Loss? ✅. Time for National Championship run #2, electric boogaloo
MemeLovingLoser 3 Change: ▼ 1 | Previous Rank: 2nd | Wins Composite Rank: 4th | SoS Composite Rank: 14th | Margin of Victory Rank: 3rd | Penalties Composite Rank: 17th | Yardage Composite Rank: 1st | Turnover Composite Rank: 61st | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 1st | Other Stats Rank: 19th
MemeofMemeJTG999999 3 (12-1) (down 1) |
L: 10-13 vs #2 Indiana (12-1) (Big Ten Championship; in Indianapolis) |
Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs #5 Texas A&M/#10 Miami (in Dallas)
nin478 3
one98d 3
PattyKane16 3
PeteyNice 3
placid_salad 3 LW: #1
Polarbear1914 3
PSUMediaPA 3
Pure_Protein_Machine 3
Rakarei 3
Rcfan0902 3 2633.98 (-1)
redwave2505 3
Ruhrgebietheld 3
ruwisc 3
samspopguy 3
ScarletFever333 3
shifty1032231 3
skuhlke 3
spsellers 3
SwissArmyScythe 3 -2
tallg8tor 3
TDenverFan 3
Techwid 3
texas2089 3
Texasagsman 3
the_neverdoctor 3
thescottula 3
TimeBroken 3
tomdawg0022 3
TopGoose 3
UNC_Samurai 3
velociraptorfarmer 3
visor841 3
WarEagle9 3
Zef_Apollo 3
Zloggt 3 Maybe a bit harsh to drop them to #3 for such a close loss...but hey, what else could I do lol?
aggiebruin27 4
AlphaH4wk 4
BlueSCar 4
Casaiir 4
Chipsahoy523 4
Chris-P-Creme 4
chweris 4
ColombianInIowa24 4 B1G runner up.
CptCheese 4
Daigotsu 4
deadtofall12 4
ewolfy13 4
frone 4
HarbingerOfFun 4
Hey_Its_Roomie 4
IceColdDrPepper_Here 4
JamoRedhead 4
Maladroit44 4
Mr_Brews 4
nbingham196 4
outthawazoo 4
Pablo49 4 1766
PalmettoFace 4
RiffRamBahZoo 4
soonerfreak 4
spasm01 4
sroach91 4
strikersteve60 4
TadKosciuszko 4
titansfan174 4
tks231 4
VerySeriousBanana 4
Xy13 4 (-3) Lost, others won CCG. [#4] I would also hear arguments for #3
Bereft13 5 Power: 2, SoR: 5; LW: 2
infinitempg 5 0.902, -4
owl_man 5
RobertNeyland 6
ThaCarter 6

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 1
jbowen1 1
538allspelledout 2
AccessPhysical7252 2
AJ_CC 2
bigred91224 2
Billiam501 2
Blazemaster77 2
boblovespi 2
buccaneerboy22 2
CallMeTheKing 2
Capable-Rice-5156 2
CardInternational753 2
ChBass 2
ChiTrojan2 2
ConstantPause1239 2
CRedds19 2
dannykandy 2
DarthGlazer 2 Still a really really good team. Good luck to whomever has to play them...
drewscottt 2 -1
dubscurry30 2
dukemetoo 2
Effective-Lead-6657 2
elnino550 2
Fantastic-Calendar-9 2
FlashSpider-man 2
fm22fnam 2 -1
FrontRunner51 2 (-)
g_trechel 2
gavinw24 2
handsfreeordie 2
hbh110 2
HouseShowTights 2
jackmc04 2 (-1)
josh55134 2
jtchr33 2
kevinsdomain 2
Kyrosiv 2
Laschoni 2
LegionMammal978 2 (±0) Group Score .800, Team Score 1160.
Living_Human 2 86.66
logace444444444 2
Luigiatl 2
ManiacalBlazer 2 84.564
mccainjames11 2
mthompson2320 2 LW: 1
Mynameisdiehard 2
NA_Faker 2
Nath0leon 2
National-Sundae9427 2 To me they are still the most talented team in the country, but you can't stay at #1 if you lose to the team right behind you. Will play the winner of the Texas A&M - BYU matchup.
Nervous_Metal_9445 2
newSomberMan 2
PersianGuitarist 2
Piptit 2
Roscoe_Filburn 2
rt13wx 2
SaguaroCactus19 2
Salmon-Dude 2
saquad69 2
scrambolambo 2
shouldajustsaid_yeah 2
SNjr 2
solarsnail6 2
Star_Wars_Sith 2
The_Stratman 2
TheBeekman8 2
thehornedlamb 2
ThompsonCreekTiger 2
Turbulent-Crew-3094 2
twitter_paulbd 2
WBLwiffleball 2
willbill182 2
wittingtarsier 2
zmp1924 2
0010MK 3
1Subject 3 -1
70277027 3
alexjcode_com 3 929
AliceisStoned 3
AllEliteSchmuck 3
BendrickLamar19 3
BoilerUp28 3
budget_um 3 First loss isn't devastating but fall behind a 1-loss UGA team coming off a dominant bounceback win
cbusalex 3 #3 Ohio St., 11-1 (0.8185932 pts), Wins: [#13 Texas (0.81557095 pts), #17 Michigan (0.37585166 pts), #31 Illinois (0.18835263 pts), #40 Washington (0.11758409 pts), #46 Minnesota (0.083236836 pts), #54 Wisconsin (0.058925565 pts), #56 Penn St. (0.04848968 pts), #68 Rutgers (0.033220906 pts), #71 UCLA (0.027777778 pts), #83 Ohio (0.019574653 pts), #111 Purdue (0.010055285 pts)], Losses: [#1 Indiana (-0.9600467 pts)]
chillmagic420 3
dawgfan24348 3
Dawgs555 3
Devintheroaster 3 Score: 875.89
divey043 3
DownshiftGD 3
DwayneBaconStan 3
facts_over_opinion 3
GenuineBoss 3
geordieColt88 3
isrealball 3
JackWK_Gaming 3
JJones927 3
leadbymight 3
loneSTAR_06 3
LonghornInNebraska 3
MajikSix 3
manbeqrpig 3
Mryoung04 3 13-10 is OSU's 28-3
n1tney 3 R = 73.015
NebraskaPlainsman 3
Ok_Boysenberry716 3
Ok_Significance_3803 3
PsychologicalFox8660 3
Pure-Shirt-5831 3
Real-Plant-5722 3
rharvey512 3
roguebandit1 3
S2OP 3 (-2)
S3G 3
Small_Company_5697 3
smartkeg 3
SpectralHydra 3
StFuzzySlippers 3 Can't blame anyone for putting them over UGA, but I was expecting a better offensive performance from them in the ccg—not to take anything away from Indiana's fantastic defense.
thatoneguyD13 3 Tier 1. Statistically elite defense with theoretically elite offense. Wins over #15 at home and #18 on the road. Only loss to #1 by 3.
tisofold 3
TommyWiseau22 3
Yelich04 3 v2
_THE__BOULDER_ 4 I've had Indiana at #1 for weeks now, and I felt like OSU deserved to move down for losing the CCG without being penalized in terms of standing within the CFP. With that in mind, they still deserved a bye, but I ranked the 3 conference champions above OSU this round. They should be arguably 3rd or 4th and I could go either way on that.
ArlyntheAwesome 4 -2
bladefencer 4 0.921, -2
BlueRFR3100 4
bolts_win_again 4
BoukenGreen 4
Comit22 4 -2
Cybotnic-Rebooted 4
grey_pilgrim_ 4
ianmcmoney 4 13.28%
Josh_historybuff 4 10-13 vs Indiana
jtsmd2 4
KansasChaser2021 4
LightningDusty 4 ↓2

This drop is not at all about punishing Ohio State. If Georgia and Texas Tech had squeaked by their opponents, I'd probably have kept the Buckeyes at #2. However, I couldn't ignore those impressive performances by the other schools. The loss was more annoying than anything. Have a good playoff run and you'll be fine.
Minnesnowtaaa 4
mountain_troop86 4 Still an incredibly good team.
MyAngelMiraidon 4 -3. Preferred conference champions, and they still get first round bye, so this is fine.
penisthightrap_ 4
Protoco2 4
RealignmentJunkie 4
RedBarracuda25 4
Spazzatack 4
udderlymoovelous 4
ogsmurf826 5
_Junk_Rat_ 6
Blue = Human
Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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