Ohio State Rises to No. 3 After Defeating Indiana
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team secured the No. 3 spot in the latest AP Top 25 poll after a chaotic Week 7 in college football. This ranking was bolstered by their 19-15 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers, a win…

Cleveland Akron, OH, October 18, 2026 —
The Ohio State Buckeyes secured the No. 3 position in the latest AP Top 25 poll after Week 7 of college football, following a 19-15 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers. The result ended Indiana’s 22-game winning streak.
The poll placement and the head-to-head result are the key details available about Ohio State’s latest ranking. The information provided does not specify the Buckeyes’ position in the previous poll, the date the latest poll was released or the number of votes Ohio State received.
The game’s final score was 19-15, with Ohio State winning. No further details about how the points were scored, the game’s location or individual performances were provided. The result also brought Indiana’s 22-game streak to an end; the information does not describe when that streak began or the games it included.
Week 7 was characterized as chaotic, but no other results or developments from the week were specified. As a result, the available details do not explain how outcomes elsewhere in college football may have affected the poll. They establish that Ohio State was ranked third and that its win over Indiana was part of the context for that ranking, without providing a fuller account of the poll’s movement or the surrounding week.
Story summarized from the original created by Stefan Krajisnik on www.cleveland.com, see more information here.
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