The Ohio State Buckeyes are one of four teams within the top five of the most recent College Football AP Polling.

The Ohio State Buckeyes sat third in the country in most polls coming into a home battle with Purdue Saturday. Ohio State came out on top 45-0 against the side that had yet to win a Big Ten game this season.

Ohio State rose one spot and is now the second ranked team in the country in both the Associated Press poll and USA Today Coaches poll for Week 12. The Buckeyes only sit behind No. 1 Oregon, the lone team they have lost to.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s standing in the AP Top 25 now mirrors its spot in the College Football Playoff rankings. The Buckeyes moved up from No. 3 to No. 2 in the AP poll after their win vs. Purdue on Saturday. Ohio State jumped Georgia and only sits behind top-ranked Oregon.

Ohio State got its first shutout in Big Ten play since 2017 while holding Purdue to only 206 yards. Ohio State quarterback Will Howard completed 21 of 26 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score in just over three quarters of play.

Oregon remains No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana; Georgia and Miami out of top 10

Jeremiah Smith has made it a record-setting day against Purdue as the Ohio State receiver now has more catches than any other true freshman in Ohio State football history. On third and 17, Smith hauled in a catch from quarterback Will Howard that was initially ruled a 17-yard gain and a first down.