Despite a pitiful performance at home against the Michigan State Spartans, the Buckeyes responded with a big win at Michigan. This blowout victory will (should) propel them back up in the College Football Playoff rankings. Those rankings will not be released until Tuesday, but here is an estimate of how things could look after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Baylor Bears lost on Saturday.
- Clemson Tigers (12-0)
- Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1)
- Oklahoma Sooners (11-1)
- Iowa Hawkeyes (12-0)
- Michigan State Spartans (11-1)
- Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1)
With the Buckeyes at sixth, they are just on the border of busting into the final four.