Ohio State heads into Illinois game ranked No. 1 in the country ...Middle East

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State is heading into its next ranked matchup undefeated and still as the No. 1 team in college football.

The Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0) kept its top spot in the new USA Today coaches poll going into Week 7 of the season. Ohio State ousted Minnesota on Saturday 42-3 in its only home game of October, keeping its perfect record and defensive dominance of not allowing double-digit points in any game this season.

The next game on the docket is a big one as the Buckeyes travel to Champaign, Illinois for the first time in a decade to play the No. 17 ranked Fighting Illini at noon Saturday. Ohio State has won each of the last nine Illibuck matchups since 2008 and has not lost at Gies Memorial Stadium since 1991.

The Fighting Illini are now the fifth highest ranked team in the Big Ten ahead of former preseason No. 3 Penn State (3-2, 0-2), whose shock loss to UCLA 42-37 on Saturday sent the Nittany Lions nosediving to No. 22 in the new poll.

Preseason No. 1 Texas also suffered its second loss of the year, losing to unranked Florida 29-21. The Longhorns have gone from No. 1 to start the season to No. 19 heading into its showdown in Dallas against No. 6 Oklahoma.

2025 USA Today coaches rankings (Oct. 5, 2025)

Penn State and Texas are now out of the playoff picture completely. Using the current rankings, the No. 1 Buckeyes would be projected to play either No. 8 Alabama or No. 9 Georgia in a quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl.

CFP projection using coaches rankings

Ohio State-Illinois will be one of four all-ranked matchups in Week 7. The others are Texas-Oklahoma, Indiana-Oregon, and Alabama-Missouri.

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