Ohio State Football falls to No. 11 in AP Poll after loss to USC

Ohio State celebrates a touchdown earlier in the season. (Ohio State Football)

NEW YORK, NY — The Associated Press has published its most recent poll (after 8 games) ahead of the initial CFP rankings.

Ohio State suffered the most significant drop in the Top 25 rankings after their 30-18 loss to USC, falling nine places from No. 2 to No. 11. In contrast, USC has climbed to the No. 18 position.

Miami (FL) retains the top position for another week; Georgia, Utah, Notre Dame, UCLA, Indiana, BYU, Kentucky, Alabama, and Texas all move up to complete the Top 10.

The new-look Buckeyes have a critical game coming up against Oregon, where there is no margin for error; they must win out to preserve themselves in the 12-team playoff. 

Here is the AP Top 25 poll as of October 31:

1 Miami (FL) (62) 1,740 8-0 1 2 Georgia (7) 1,648 7-1 3 3 Utah (1) 1,540 8-0 6 4 Notre Dame 1,476 7-1 5 5 UCLA 1,473 8-0 7 6 Indiana 1,446 8-1 8 7 BYU 1,358 7-1 8 8 Kentucky 1,253 7-1 9 9 Alabama 1,107 6-2 10 10 Texas 1,057 6-2 11 11 Ohio State 1,049 6-2 2 12 Ole Miss 953 6-2 12 13 Texas Tech 931 7-1 13 14 Wake Forest 898 7-1 14 15 LSU 814 6-2 15 16 Tennessee 719 6-2 16 17 Houston 590 6-2 16 18 Southern Cal 539 7-2 31 19 Missouri 475 6-2 15 20 Boise State 451 7-1 20 21 Iowa 401 6-2 26 22 New Mexico 179 7-1 27 23 South Carolina 163 5-3 16 24 Arizona 154 6-2 22 25 Florida 94 5-3 17

Others receiving votes: Northwestern 79, Oregon 55, UTSA 43, SMU 27, Virginia Tech 12, Duke 10, Minnesota 8, Liberty 4, Oklahoma State 3, Louisville 1