
College Football Rankings 2017: Latest Standings and Predictions for Week 10
College football has a new No. 2 team in the country, with Ohio State's comeback victory over Penn State this weekend helping create a shakeup in the Top 25.
The Buckeyes now sit third nationally, leapfrogging undefeated Wisconsin, after their 39-38 thriller in Columbus. Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the latest Associated Press poll behind Alabama, while No. 5 Notre Dame is a new entry in the Top Five.
Here is a look at how the entire Top 25 played out.
Here is how the entire Top 25 will play out going into Week 10:
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Wisconsin
5. Notre Dame
6. Clemson
7. Penn State
8. Oklahoma
9. Miami
10. TCU
11. Oklahoma State
12. Washington
13. Virginia Tech
14. Iowa State
15. UCF
16. Auburn
17. USC
18. Stanford
19. LSU
20. North Carolina State
21. Mississippi State
22. Memphis
23. Arizona
24. Michigan State
25. Washington State
Ohio State's effort was led by a Heisman-worthy performance from J.T. Barrett, who threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns while adding 95 yards on the ground. Barrett, once criticized for his lack of poise as a passer, completed 33 of his 38 pass attempts and hit on his last 16.
"I think I've had him for five years. I've seen it ever since he's been playing for us," Meyer told reporters. "I heard about this J.T. Barrett guy, and he came on as a redshirt freshman. And he wasn't tall enough, wasn't this or that. But he's tough as a lion and he has an incredible skill to lead others."
Penn State running back Saquon Barkley was held to just 44 yards on 21 carries, most of which came on a 36-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. The Buckeyes defense spent nearly the entire game bottling him up for short gains and some big losses, particularly during their second-half comeback.
Ohio State trailed by as many as 18 points and 35-20 going into the fourth quarter.
"They were blitzing, bringing pressures," Barkley said after the game, per Mike Jensen of the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Adding an extra guy, adding extra hats in the run game. Scheme-wise, that's really all I saw. Their D-line made plays. Like I said, it's a talented group. I've got to find a way to break tackles, to fight for extra yards, and make plays."
Penn State will look to keep its playoff hopes alive this week when it travels to Michigan State. The Spartans were one of the biggest losers in this week's poll, dropping eight spots after a 39-31 road loss to Northwestern.
Also moving back this week was TCU, which lost a hard-fought 14-7 contest at Iowa State. The Cyclones kept TCU's offense off the scoreboard entirely and won on the back of their two first-half touchdowns.
The slate this weekend will also help suss out true contenders from pretenders in the playoff picture. Oklahoma-Oklahoma State, Clemson-NC State, Miami-Virginia Tech and Alabama-LSU all are Top 25 matchups featuring at least one team with playoff hopes taking on a Top 25 opponent.
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