Rankings

New AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll have been released.

The AP Poll is totally and completely meaningless in the grand scheme so we will ignore it, as should everyone.

In the Coaches Poll the Buckeyes have taken a giant leap all the way from 14 to...12 following a rash of upsets. Southern Cal and Georgia both lost yesterday and are both still in front of the Buckeyes.

And frankly, they should be.

The Buckeyes are far closer to where they should be slotted right now then they were a week ago. Based on what Ohio State had actually accomplished this season they did not fall nearly fall enough after getting pantsed by the Trojans.

Consider the following. After the game against Minnesota, the Buckeyes' opponents thus far have a combined record of...11-11. That's right, .500.

And guess what? It should be one game worse. Troy was supposed to have gone to Baton Rouge to play LSU. That game was postponed by a hurricane or a financial bailout or a garage sale. I'm not sure which.

Assume Troy would have lost to LSU. That would have given OSU's opponents a .480 winning percentage.

So again, if you think OSU isn't getting enough lift you should think again. There's probably a good chance they're still slightly overrated.

The good news is there are plenty of decent teams left on the schedule.

Next weekend's game at Madison looms large.