Overview

• Ohio State is projected to stay atop the poll after a 37-9 win over Ohio, despite two interceptions from quarterback Julian Sayin.
• Penn State is pegged to rise to No. 2 following a 52-6 rout of Villanova, with a bye before a projected showdown against Oregon.
• LSU is slotted at No. 3 after a 20-10 victory over Florida highlighted by five interceptions of DJ Lagway.
• Oregon is projected at No. 4 after controlling a 34-14 road win at Northwestern.
• On3 notes multiple ranked losses — South Carolina, Clemson, Tennessee, Notre Dame and South Florida — and highlights Georgia’s 44-41 overtime escape at Tennessee, with Kirby Smart saying the Volunteers probably should have won.