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2026 Week 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
ALStark69 1 0 change from last week; took care of business
BananaBouquet 1
BendrickLamar19 1
BlueSCar 1
bretticus733 1
brucewaynewins 1
budget_um 1 No change in win
CambodianDrywall 1
Casaiir 1
Cecil_Hardboner 1
ch1l1_ch33s3 1
ChaseTheFalcon 1
chillmagic420 1
colton_97 1
Conglossian 1
Corgi_Koala 1
CptCheese 1
cyberchaox 1
daredassdude 1
Darth_Ra 1
diehardcubforever 1
djowen68 1
dschinghiskhan 1
eclectic_tastes 1
EpicSchwinn 1
Euphoric_Relative_13 1
ewolfy13 1
fredmerc111 1
galacticdude7 1
grjohnst 1
grtgbln 1
Hackasizlak 1
hascogrande 1
HideNZeke 1 I didn't put them at #1 week one because they had some more reloading to do than others, but it's pretty clear they reload insanely well
Jay_Dubbbs 1
jmac_21 1
joebob431 1
jonstark19 1
jrich960608 1
jrluhn 1
JustAManAndHisLaptop 1
KansasEF5Tornado 1
Laschoni 1
Lex_Ludorum 1
Longvols 1
Luigiatl 1
Maladroit44 1
malowry0124 1
ManiacalBlazer 1
MemeofMemeJTG999999 1 (1-0) (no change)
W: 56-3 vs Ball State (0-1)
Next Week: @ #2 Texas (1-0)
Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Oregon/Miami
monkeymatt1836 1
nbingham196 1
nemoran 1
noahthearc 1
NyquillusDillwad20 1
OldCoaly 1
penisthightrap_ 1
placid_salad 1 LW: #1
Player_1_has_Joined 1
PSUMediaPA 1
Pure_Protein_Machine 1
Rakarei 1
Red261 1
redrumsoxLoL 1 Ohio State completely dominated Ball State on Saturday. They are the team I had #1 in the preseason and they performed how you'd expect a #1 team to play.
redwave2505 1
romulusjsp 1
scronko 1
SCsprinter13 1
seaotter2 1
shifty1032231 1
Shion314 1
sickmemes48 1
sirgippy 1
Sometimeswelose 1
spmartin1993 1
sroach91 1
strikersteve60 1
Tarmacked 1
TaylorLeprechaun 1 +0
Techwid 1
texas2089 1
TheNSAAgent777 1
TheReformedBadger 1
thescottula 1
TheUltimate721 1
TimeBroken 1
True_Ad5324 1
udderlymoovelous 1
UNC_Samurai 1
vanburen1845 1
w8w8 1
WarEagle9 1
ya111101 1
zenverak 1
Zloggt 1
12panther 2
Acm0028 2
Aidanj927 2
bannista7 2
Blazeth 2
Blooblod 2
BlueFalcon89 2
BosskOnASegway 2 1975.8 -> 1926.7 [-49.1] (#2 -> #2)
bwburke94 2
Charlemagne42 2 Good teams recruit, elite teams reload.
Corporal_Hicks 2
CRedds19 2
Doogitywoogity 2 A bit slow out of the gates but it’s week one. Sayin and Smith look the part and the Buckeyes should be the class of the field in the B1G at this point. Huge game next week.
Drexlore 2
Dropbackandpunt 2
dubscurry30 2 —
dukemetoo 2
Fmeson 2
frone 2
grey_pilgrim_ 2
Jakesnake42 2 Most talented team in the nation. HUGE test vs Texas this week. Last Week: #2
JamoRedhead 2
Jerrywelfare 2
jjjoebox 2
kflinderman 2
lowes18 2 While I was not overly impressed with the run game for Ohio State, only 0.14 EPA/rush against Ball State is thoroughly disappointing, Ohio State did dominate their game from basically start to finish. If Ohio State's offensive line can hold up, Sayin will be able to dissect teams throwing to some of the best WR's in college football. Although Ohio State's offensive line was not amazing, its game one, and the talent on this team is at such a high level that they can potentially play around those issues.
MahjongDaily 2
mcdsmaster8824 2
Mr_Brews 2
mthompson2320 2 LW: 2
one98d 2
owlalwaysloveyew 2
PeteyNice 2
plannedsickdays 2
Pyromania1983 2 Still has an argument for the best team out there. Julian Sayin was amazing in game 1. If this team beats Texas in their next game, they likely move up to number 1 in my poll.
realclean 2
RedBarracuda25 2
RiffRamBahZoo 2
samspopguy 2
SlaminSammons 2
SteemieRayVaughn 2
SwissArmyScythe 2 --
TDenverFan 2
Terminal_BAS 2 defense is fucking nasty, offense appears rusty but may come along
the_neverdoctor 2
twitter_paulbd 2
VerySeriousBanana 2
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 2
bakonydraco 3 85.034
BearsAreGreat1 3
Conn3er 3
cornholesurfer 3
corundum9 3
frumious88 3
HelioOne 3
IceColdDrPepper_Here 3 Ohio State also looked great against lesser competition, I just have Georgia and LSU slightly higher
JeromesNiece 3
jthomas694 3
laprasrules 3
MainPeanut25 3
Muffinnnnnnn 3
Noelthemexican 3
NotSoSuperNerd 3 1.579 [9.51-2.49]
PattyKane16 3
Striker743 3
T-nawtical 3
titansfan174 3
ToeInDigDeep 3
jalexjsmithj 4
Justanother_0 4 (!!!) No notes here, best wide receiver paired with a competent QB will be enough to keep them in games.
RJEP22 4
roguebandit1 4
sirvalkyerie 4
smartkeg 4 Look great as ever, but haven't played anyone.
SpadeRyker 4
SufferingfOrLife 4 —

Result: (W) 56-3 Ball State

Did not watch this game.
AJ_CC 5
Bank_Gothic 5
Chipsahoy523 5 -4
dabul-master 5
DarkLegend64 5
deadtofall12 5
elnino550 5
GeauxTri 5
ikindalikelemons 5
JBonkies 5
jbowen1 5 2122.35
Klaassy23 5
Roscoe_Filburn 5
TolkienFan71 5
Xy13 5 {+1) [1-0] (56-3 W vs Ball St)
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Well, it's OSU. Getting players drafted in the 1st round, and coordinators poached, seems to not matter, as usual. Big road game @ TX where it should be hot. Winner will prob go to #1.
BUSean 6
PlactusTX 6 LW: 6 | W Ball State | Tier 1, win over Tier 6 team
sgtshenanigans 6
SIMBONEGTP 6
Staind075 6
jimbobbypaul 7
Rcfan0902 7 153.00 (NEW)
Ruhrgebietheld 7
Versigot 7
A_Rolling_Baneling 8
Bereft13 8 Power: 1, SoR: 89; LW: 1
tdoger 10
BuckeyeForLife95 11 (1+0) X (56/3) X (671/165) = 75.9
outthawazoo 11 Took care of business against a bad G6 team.
BoukenGreen 12
manbeardawg 14
ColombianInIowa24 15
arbadak 16 0.6240 rating, 1-0, SOS 0.3760
douchebagjack 16
CFBHurts 17 Every team from here on beat the brakes off of overmatched competition. There was nothing to learn from these games so I just kept them in the same order as my preseason ballot
DisraeliEers 17
Tornadohunter24 18
T-Thugs 20 Ohio State is 1-0 with a win over Ball State. Can jump to the top of my poll next week if they beat Texas.

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
70277027 1
ad51603 1 Did nothing to drop. Took care of business.
AllEliteSchmuck 1
AoA_nB1 1 Did their job, no change
bolts_win_again 1
bruhstevenson 1
Callsign_Psycopath 1
ceris13 1
ChiTrojan2 1
civfan5843 1
dannykandy 1
DarthGlazer 1 Looked perfect. We'll see how they play next week
dee3Poh 1
DownshiftGD 1
Elegant_Tiger6870 1
ElyxUW 1
Ethanol-Muffins 1
fm22fnam 1 +0
FrontRunner51 1 No change
geauxsaints777 1
geordieColt88 1
gonshpreds1 1
hbh110 1
HereComesNightTime 1
hiiightide 1
IBCBJ 1
Impossible-Still-349 1 (-) Next: @ #7 Texas (1-0)
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 1
jackmc04 1 (-)
JackWK_Gaming 1
JCNoles 1
jibberishdhyukl 1
josh55134 1
journey1986 1
jtchr33 1 Revenge tour continues possibly. Great start.
jtsmd2 1
KansasChaser2021 1
loneSTAR_06 1
LonghornInNebraska 1
Menktenk 1
meristematic 1
Midnight-Mustang 1
mill1634 1
MisguidedPassion 1 No change
Neither_Call2913 1
New_Prior2253 1
newSomberMan 1
NoOutdoorSoup 1
NotStanley4330 1
Ok_Boysenberry716 1
PremierPlayback 1
Protoco2 1
S2OP 1
S3G 1
SaguaroCactus19 1
saquad69 1
Select-Edge-3262 1
Sflabuckeye13 1
SignificanceFirm2398 1
Small_Company_5697 1
spaceblev11 1
sportstrap 1
Star_Wars_Sith 1
Stock_Win_8169 1
thatoneguyD13 1
TheBeekman8 1
Tortillero96 1 1-0 H +53 vs Ball State (unranked)
TyRoland06 1
Underground_Bread 1
ValarMorghulis_17 1 Took care of business and will learn a lot about them when they play Texas.
vhNeW34bpS 1
WBLwiffleball 1
wittingtarsier 1
666PeaceKeepaGirl 2
baileyx96 2
beckett929 2
bigred91224 2
Blazemaster77 2
BoilerUp28 2
buccaneerboy22 2
DillyDillySzn 2
Esb5415 2
Flaky_Bit6733 2
Hetoxy 2
iron_horseshoe88 2
JKess207 2 Ball State isn’t a particularly good MAC team, but Sayin was out by half and it was still a rout.
Kirkwood641 2
logace444444444 2
MajikSix 2
mikecsiy 2
mr_longfellow_deeds 2
mstr_yda 2
MWiatrak2077 2
myworld3 2
NA_Faker 2
noah_divine 2 Miami and Ohio State are more like 1a and 1b right now. Jeremiah Smith is still the best receiver in college football, Julian Sayin still looks awesome, Arthur Smith's offense got better as the game went along, and a name to remember: Legend Bey.
Noahsince2002 2
ogsmurf826 2
Perryapsis 2
Piptit 2
Real-Plant-5722 2
Repulsive_Rub6443 2
RJTrey 2
Salmon-Dude 2
samtaylor92 2
SpectralHydra 2
The_Good_General 2
ArlyntheAwesome 3
chief_sitass 3
divey043 3
Klightgrove 3 Ohio State knows ball.
National-Sundae9427 3
NebraskaPlainsman 3
Nervous_Metal_9445 3
PrideSax711 3
PsychologicalFox8660 3
Pure-Shirt-5831 3
quantum_jedi 3
tbraptors 3
DesignerClub1887 4
DwayneBaconStan 4
ianmcmoney 4
idnttcrisis 4
kevinsdomain 4
LightningDusty 4 =
133112 5 Great team, great win against a non-quality opponent.
HHunko13 5
JJones927 5
Rishik01 5
Spazzatack 5
Crelc3 6
Jacob_Sumner 6
Yelich04 6 v4
isrealball 7
Yamiosum 7
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 8
GenuineBoss 8
CallMeTheKing 9
manbeqrpig 9
rt13wx 10
penix4heisman 13
alexjcode_com 15 926
SomerandomIDFBfan 16
grahamca 18 T1ˢᵗ W/L, T6ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 11ᵗʰ Team Strength, 45ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
BlueRFR3100 19
g_trechel 22
Blue = Human
Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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