We received the fourth College Football Playoff rankings of the 2023 season on Tuesday night, and this time Ohio State remained at No. 2 behind the Georgia Bulldogs.
Behind the Buckeyes were Michigan (3), Washington (4), Florida State (5), Oregon (6), Texas (7), Alabama (8), Missouri (9) and Louisville (10).
One of the great things (we think) about these rankings is the committee is held accountable with a media teleconference to discuss the conversations and logic that went into ranking teams. In other words, they are asked how the sausage was made, and we see the ugly insides.
We’re a part of those conversations and like to bring you everything Executive Director Bill Hancock and Committee Chair Boo Corrigan say about Ohio State when questioned.
Here’s how the conversation about the Buckeyes went after Week 12 of the 2023 college football season from the committee.