Ohio State made an impression on voters over the opening weekend with a 14-7 victory over Texas.
No other team in the Football Bowl Subdivision left with a bigger win, as the Longhorns had been the consensus top-ranked team in the preseason polls and had turned their offense over to prized quarterback Arch Manning.
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Until Manning’s 32-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter, the Buckeyes threatened to shut out the Longhorns for the first time in a decade.
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Here is where the Buckeyes moved in the polls after Week 1:
Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese (8) tackles Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) during the first half of the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium on Aug. 30, 2025.
Where is Ohio State ranked in coaches poll?
The Buckeyes are the new No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll. After receiving nearly one third of the first-place votes in the preseason, they picked up 59 out of the possible 67 votes this week and moved up a spot to overtake the Longhorns.
Penn State scooped up six of the eight remaining first-place votes and was one spot behind the Buckeyes, followed by Georgia at No. 3, LSU at No. 4 and Oregon at No. 5.
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Where is Ohio State ranked in AP poll?
To be determined. The AP poll is not released until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
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Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Email him at jkaufman@dispatch.com and follow along on Bluesky, Instagram and X for more.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State football: Where are Buckeyes ranked in polls after Week 1?