In the final Coaches Poll before the bowl games and College Football Playoff, Ohio State is ranked No. 5. Despite falling two spots in the AP Top 25, the Buckeyes rose to No. 5 in the nation as selected by the coaches.
Like the AP, the coaches chose Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma and Michigan State among the top four, and six Big Ten schools in the Top 25: Michigan State (4), Ohio State (5), Iowa (7), Northwestern (12), Michigan (17), and Wisconsin (23).
Here is how the coaches voted on their final ballots. Urban Meyer ranked Ohio State at No.