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2026 Week 11 Ohio State Buckeyes Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
r0sco 5
JeromesNiece 7
tdoger 7
jbowen1 8
Terminal_BAS 9
visor841 9
BuckeyeForLife95 10 4.07
DataDrivenPirate 10
ManiacalBlazer 10 80.342
sirgippy 10 GippyRank Quality of Results expected rank: 10.4. Central 80% interval: 2–20. Top-25 probability: 95%.
Darth_Ra 11
mthompson2320 11 LW: 6
The-Gothic-Castle 11
Bereft13 12 Power: 9, SoR: 17; LW: 7
placid_salad 12 LW: #3 Not hurt too much yet because they haven't been blown out (at least on the scoreboard), and have 2 wins against top 25 teams.
Player_1_has_Joined 12
bakonydraco 13 87.597 (6-3)
blahblehblahwhoru 13
Hey_Its_Roomie 13
Noelthemexican 13
Roscoe_Filburn 13
Charlemagne42 14 86
Chipsahoy523 14 -6
Hackasizlak 14
jimbobbypaul 14
PlactusTX 14 LW: 6 | Tier 3 | L Oregon
Tarmacked 14 Man I just don't know what is going on with this team.
CRedds19 15
ExternalTangents 15 80.1%
galacticdude7 15 Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: @Texas (23-24), @USC (18-30), Oregon (28-41)

Comment: Ohio State has some serious problems, too bad the rest of their schedule doesn't offer any challenges, just a Chiles-less Northwestern team, a Nebraska team that chokes so often you think they are into autoerotic asphyxiation, and a Michigan team coached by people who seem to be actively sabotaging the program.
Lex_Ludorum 15
bwburke94 16 +6.5375123 (LW: #10)
GenialGiant 16
HieloLuz 16
Jerrywelfare 16
TheZachster 16
TimeBroken 16
True_Ad5324 16 Down 8
BUSean 17
Jakesnake42 17 This can happen when you play an absurd SOS. They've arguably played 6 Top 30 teams this year. The wheels aren't ALL off the bus yet but the Margin of Error is completely gone. Last Week: #8
Luigiatl 17
MemeLovingLoser 17 Score 71.99 (▼ 4.02) | Place Change: ▼ 4 | Previous Rank: 13th | Wins Composite Rank: 35th | SoS Composite Rank: 3rd | Margin of Victory Rank: 13th | Penalties Composite Rank: 76th | Yardage Composite Rank: 3rd | Turnover Composite Rank: 60th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 34th | Other Stats Rank: 89th
smartkeg 17 The Buckeyes have lost three games, including consecutive defeats, and the 41–28 home loss to Oregon is particularly damaging. There is still enough quality in the season's body of work to keep them ranked, but their current performance does not justify a higher position.
ThaCarter 17
velociraptorfarmer 17
BendrickLamar19 18
BlueFalcon89 18
Cars-and-Coffee 18
CPiGuy2728 18
elnino550 18
IceColdDrPepper_Here 18
kflinderman 18
laprasrules 18
luckroy 18
Maladroit44 18
RobertNeyland 18
Stoneador 18 4 | 17 | 156
Striker743 18 Down 8 - wins over #7 and #20, losses to #9, #17, and #21
Techwid 18
Texasagsman 18
TolkienFan71 18
AlphaH4wk 19
Bank_Gothic 19 OSU with Sayin is one of the best teams in the country. OSU without Sayin is a middle of the pack B1G team. OSU can still win out and save some face, but their season is effectively over.
Blazeth 19
ColombianInIowa24 19 34.25 - [6-3] Quality of wins pushes them up, despite losing to #24 Oregon, #7 Texas, and USC. Up next, another must win against Northwestern. (Mode: 2, Median: 27)
COLU_BUS 19
cornholesurfer 19
dschinghiskhan 19
dubscurry30 19 -13
ehoefler 19 79.29 | -7
fredmerc111 19
frone 19
noahthearc 19
PeteyNice 19
Rcfan0902 19 1377.14 (-6)
RegionalBias 19
SpadeRyker 19
sroach91 19
SufferingfOrLife 19
w8w8 19
Wescat 19
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 19 (-7)
zenverak 19
12panther 20
bannista7 20
Bill3ffinMurray 20
Blooblod 20
boxbeat 20
bretticus733 20
brucewaynewins 20
budget_um 20
Cecil_Hardboner 20
CFBHurts 20
ChBass 20 The Buckeyes got their worst loss of the season... last week, since Oregon is power rated above USC. For now, the overall stats have them power rated #3, but I suspect that will not hold with Sayin out.
djowen68 20
EpicSchwinn 20
joebob431 20
Klaassy23 20
mellolizard 20
MemeofMemeJTG999999 20 (6-3) (down 7)
L: 28-41 vs #28 Oregon (6-3)
Next Week: vs Northwestern (6-3)
Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs South Carolina
monkeymatt1836 20
owlalwaysloveyew 20
Pikachu1989 20
Pollaski 20
PSUMediaPA 20
Rakarei 20
redrumsoxLoL 20 Ohio State has been very disappointing this season. While they look strong at times they leave a lot on the table and now have 3 losses and need some help to make the B1G title game.
redwave2505 20
ruwisc 20
skuhlke 20
Sometimeswelose 20
SwissArmyScythe 20 -14
T-Thugs 20 Ohio State is 6-3 and is falling apart without Sayin. Resume still has some nice wins from when he was playing with wins over Indiana (8-1), Iowa (7-2) and Illinois (6-3). Weird team to rank because they do have nice wins, but I don't think they're very good right now without Sayin.
the_neverdoctor 20
Tornadohunter24 20 [6-3, 4-2 B1G] (-8) | SOR: #17 | Notable Results: L 23-24 @ #9 Texas [7-2], W 31-14 @ #15 Iowa [7-2], W 19-15 @ #6 Indiana [8-1], L 18-30 @ #18 USC [7-2], L 28-41 vs #16 Oregon [6-3] |
ya111101 20
0010MK 21
A_Rolling_Baneling 21
bladefencer 21 0.832, -9, Pow: 11, Off: 9, Def: 17, SOR: 22
DavoinShower-handle 21
dukemetoo 21
ewolfy13 21
flyingcircusdog 21
grey_pilgrim_ 21
hascogrande 21
hythloday1 21
Inkblot9 21
jrluhn 21
OKgolfer 21 LW: 12 (lost at home to #19 Oregon). Best win: #7 Indiana. Worst loss: #20 USC
Pyromania1983 21
retnuh101 21
RJEP22 21
romulusjsp 21
SearonTrejorek 21 0.73546
shifty1032231 21
ShogunAshoka 21
SIMBONEGTP 21
BearsAreGreat1 22
Cassiyus 22
cyclonepsycho 22
diehardcubforever 22
Euphoric_Relative_13 22
fshi 22
GatorBolt 22
GeauxTri 22 6-3. Elite road win at Indiana plus Iowa, but losses to Texas, USC and Oregon create a three-loss profile that outweighs predictive strength.
Helifino 22
Hugefootballfan44 22
JamoRedhead 22
Jay_Dubbbs 22
jjjoebox 22
jonstark19 22
jrichardh 22
justsaynotoreddit 22
malowry0124 22
NotSoSuperNerd 22 1.421 [8.45-3.55]
olmsted 22
srs_house 22
StFuzzySlippers 22
studio_sally 22
tdeff19 22
TDenverFan 22
UNC_Samurai 22
WarEagle9 22
Zloggt 22 Buckeyes on the brink...
52hoova 23
ALStark69 23 -11; I didn't know Julian Sayin was in charge of the defense

Dropped out: 16 LSU, 22 Missouri, 23 Virginia Tech, 25 UTSA
bernkastel87 23
CambodianDrywall 23
ChaseTheFalcon 23
cinciforthewin 23
colton_97 23
Conn3er 23
e8odie 23
ikindalikelemons 23
jthomas694 23
JustAManAndHisLaptop 23
LiptonCB 23
MahjongDaily 23
MainPeanut25 23 Is this what it feels like to suck?
Our-Gardian-Angel 23
tomdawg0022 23
TopGoose 23
AJ_CC 24
BallSoHerd 24
BoukenGreen 24
CptCheese 24
cyberchaox 24
dabul-master 24
DarkLegend64 24
douchebagjack 24
HelioOne 24
HideNZeke 24
KJdkaslknv 24
Pure_Protein_Machine 24
scronko 24
Shion314 24
SlaminSammons 24
spmartin1993 24
strikersteve60 24
TheUltimate721 24
Acm0028 25
chillmagic420 25
cvsprinter1 25 3-loss
Daigotsu 25
DarthYoda2594 25 I'll keep you ranked because there aren't really better 3 loss options (only considered LSU but they haven't beat a team currently ranked and at least OSU beat Indiana). But it's bleak - the Michigan game might be unwatchable.
halldaylong 25
Hobbes_121 25
IAmAChemicalEngineer 25
jmac_21 25
Justanother_0 25
Longvols 25
mcdsmaster8824 25
RedBarracuda25 25
royrules22 25
sirvalkyerie 25
Staind075 25
titansfan174 25
ToeInDigDeep 25 Loss at Texas, at USC, to Oregon
vanburen1845 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 2
HokiPoqi 5
2AcesRoth 7 net elo off def ridge fei
+18.0 +18.0 34.9 16.9 +24.0 +12.0
chief_sitass 7
drewscottt 8 -4
ndbfsu22 8
dee3Poh 11 .510
Forsaken_Forever_678 11
FrontRunner51 11 (-2)
mathwrath55 11
owl-bears 12
alexjcode_com 13 810
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 13 6-3; score +1.18 = blend +1.81 -0.62 results; Q1/Q2 wins 2/0; losses Q1,Q1,Q1
sportstrap 13
ThompsonCreekTiger 13 T-33rd Win %, 6th SOS, 16th SR
Piptit 14
TyRoland06 14
666PeaceKeepaGirl 15
CallMeTheKing 15 .796
josh55134 15
1Subject 16
Impossible-Still-349 16 (-12) FRAUDWATCH #2
jtsmd2 16
Rhizical 16
saquad69 16
Arago_ 17
Effective-Lead-6657 17 (11)
GDSamstag 17
grahamca 17 T33ʳᵈ W/L, T14ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 10ᵗʰ Team Strength, 10ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
ianmcmoney 17 73.62%
isrealball 17
manbeqrpig 17
Pure-Shirt-5831 17
qwop00 17
SignificanceFirm2398 17
tbraptors 17 I still have Ohio St this high due to their win against Indiana being the Hoosier's only loss, but primarily due to the flaws of the teams below them
Dramatic-Squash-6538 18
GenuineBoss 18
gohncell 18
myworld3 18
ResearchFlaky5912 18 Third loss of the season for the Buckeyes, who are my highest ranked 3-loss team. Win over #7 Indiana keeps them afloat. After re-ranking Oregon, all three losses are to ranked teams.
70277027 19
Applesaucemannus 19
bigred91224 19
GreenAndYellow12 19 0.392 (-6)
LightningDusty 19 ↓7
Ok_Boysenberry716 19
Pyroblockx 19
ted1995 19
bruhstevenson 20
CinemaWithPsalty 20
Delicious_Fig5384 20
divey043 20
Flaky_Bit6733 20
fm22fnam 20 -12
HereComesNightTime 20
Isthmus11 20
jackmc04 20 (-12)
Kirkwood641 20
Kyrosiv 20
meristematic 20
MiserableConfusion74 20
MyAngelMiraidon 20 -8 - With the rest of their schedule they might be cooked for the playoffs
SomerandomIDFBfan 20
Yelich04 20 v4 (#3 3-loss team,
ad51603 21
ChunkyMarx 21
DarthGlazer 21
g_trechel 21
Hastronaut 21
johnjones55 21
loneSTAR_06 21
NebraskaPlainsman 21
OG_Felwinter 21
Original_Profile8600 21
penix4heisman 21
Rishik01 21
shouldajustsaid_yeah 21
SpectralHydra 21
thatoneguyD13 21 Tier 4. With injuries and defensive issues it's hard to rank this team. Probably out of playoffs
Tortillero96 21 -6
L (6-3) H -13 vs Oregon (23)
L (6-2) A -12 vs USC (16)
W (6-1) A +4 vs Indiana (2)
W (5-1) H +29 vs Maryland (unranked)
W (4-1) A +17 vs Iowa (14)
W (3-1) H +23 vs Illinois (unranked)
W (2-1) H +56 vs Kent State (unranked)
L (1-1) A -1 vs Texas (6)
W (1-0) H +53 vs Ball State (unranked)
Blazemaster77 22
bocnj 22
buccaneerboy22 22
ChiTrojan2 22
DillyDillySzn 22
idnttcrisis 22
MillerHighLifeStan 22
NoOutdoorSoup 22
PsychologicalFox8660 22
RealityComps 22
SportsCat4 22
TailgateLegend 22
AoA_nB1 23
GrimmacingGrinny 23
JJones927 23
ogsmurf826 23
SaguaroCactus19 23
undercover_hot_dog 23
WBLwiffleball 23
XVW55 23
BigGamesShouldCount 24
BoilerUp28 24
d1sportsball 24
jwrtf 24
KevinDoesSports 24
LegionMammal978 24 (−5) GS .846, TS 2444: 47.4% #23 Indiana + 39.5% #25 Iowa + 12.4% #47 Illinois + 0.7% #88 Maryland = 48.5% #28 USC + 43.6% #27 Oregon + 7.9% #7 Texas.
m3owzika 24
S2OP 24 (-11)
samtaylor92 24
The_Stratman 24
geordieColt88 25
ninjatown23 25 Their win against Indiana is doing some heavy lifting to hold them here. OSU is on the brink of collapse this season, but they hold onto a top 25 spot due to all 3 losses to teams ranked in top 25.
Scottyfer 25
Blue = Human
Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

Bold = before the AP poll was published
Normal = after the AP poll was published

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