Less than a week before the final College Football Playoff Rankings, Ohio State's hopes are still alive.
The Buckeyes are No. 8 in the latest College Football Playoff Rankings ahead of conference championship weekend and less than a week before the final ranking.
With the top-two teams losing this week, the new top four are No. 1 Clemson, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 4 Wisconsin, which the Buckeyes take on in Saturday's Big Ten Championship Game. The next two teams are No. 5 Alabama and No. 6 Georgia.
Five Big Ten teams make up the top 25, with Northwestern at No.