The 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes now hold the record for most wins against AP Top 5 opponents in a single season, both at the time of the game (5) and in the final rankings (4)

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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/jdprager on 2025-01-21 18:50:45+00:00.

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The Buckeyes’ National Championship win against Notre Dame, ranked #3 in the AP at the time of the game and #2 in the final poll, breaks a tie with 2019 LSU, 1967 USC, and 1943 Notre Dame for most wins over an AP top 5 team at kickoff. Ohio State’s wins came against #3 Penn State, #5 Indiana, #1 Oregon, #4 Texas, and #3 Notre Dame.

It also breaks a tie with 1971 Nebraska for most wins against teams to finish Top 5 in the final AP Poll. Nebraska defeated #2 Oklahoma, #3 Colorado, and #4 Alabama en route to a 13-0 national championship season. The Buckeyes defeated each of the 4 teams ranked behind them in the final rankings, made up of the wins listed above minus Indiana.

Wins against #10 Indiana and #9 Tennessee gives the Buckeyes 6 wins against the final AP Top 10, also a record in the poll era.