Ohio State has dropped to No. 2 in the latest College Football Playoff Rankings, which were released Tuesday night. LSU has moved up a spot to No. 1 following their 46-41 win at Alabama on Saturday.
The Buckeyes beat Maryland 73-14 Saturday and now the question becomes whether or not Ohio State can regain the No. 1 spot if neither they nor the Tigers lose again this season.
LSU has regular season games against 4-6 Ole Miss, 2-8 Arkansas, and 6-3 Texas A&M. Only the Ole Miss game is on the road. They will then likely face No. 4 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.
Ohio State, meanwhile, travels to 2-7 Rutgers this weekend, then hosts No. 9 Penn State before traveling to No. 15 Michigan.
Appearing on ESPN, committee chair Rob Mullens said it was LSU’s win over Alabama, which was their fourth win over a ranked opponent, as the reason for moving the Tigers ahead of Ohio State.
If the Nittany Lions and Wolverines continue to win, could victories over those two teams — as well as a ranked opponent in the Big Ten Championship Game — push the Buckeyes past LSU?
No team in the Top 25 held their same rank from a week ago.
Following their win over the No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions, Minnesota jumped up nine spots to No. 8.
Baylor at No. 13 is the lowest-ranked 9-0 team of the CFP era. They dropped one spot to make room for the Gophers in the Top 10.
You can see the entire Top 25 below, including their respective previous rankings.
1. LSU (9-0) (Previous Rank: 2)
2. Ohio State (9-0) (1)
3. Clemson (10-0) (5)
4. Georgia (8-1) (6)
5. Alabama (8-1) (3)
6. Oregon (8-1) (7)
7. Utah (8-0) (8)
8. Minnesota (9-0) (17)
9. Penn State (8-1) (4)
10. Oklahoma (8-1) (9)
11. Florida (8-2) (10)
12. Auburn (7-2) (11)
13. Baylor (9-0) (12)
14. Wisconsin (7-2) (13)
15. Michigan (7-2) (14)
16. Notre Dame (7-2) (15)
17. Cincinnati (8-1) (20)
18. Memphis (8-1) (21)
19. Texas (6-3) (NR)
20. Iowa (6-3) (18)
21 Boise State (8-1) (22)
22 Oklahoma State (6-3) (23)
23. Navy (7-1) (24)
24. Kansas State (6-3) (16)
25. Appalachian State (8-1) (NR)