Ohio State, Baylor remain atop NCAA 1-128 Re-rank

Paul Myerberg | USA TODAY Sports

For one quarter Monday night, Virginia Tech made Ohio State look pedestrian. Those other three quarters were a problem.

This will be the story of Ohio State's season: Teams will have moments of success against the Buckeyes, as did the Hokies during the second quarter in Blacksburg, but superior talent, confidence and execution will demand four quarters of excellence to unseat OSU's charge back toward the College Football Playoff.

Needless to say, Ohio State remains in the top spot of the USA TODAY Sports 1-128 Re-rank. The top four is unchanged, with the Buckeyes again trailed by Baylor, Auburn and Alabama, but TCU moves into fifth after Boise State's 16-13 win against Washington.

The re-rank features strong gains from Texas A&M, which was impressive in a win against Arizona State, and Temple, which snapped a decades-long losing streak to Penn State. On the negative end, Stanford and Texas took steep drops after season-opening defeats.

New to the top 25: Texas A&M, Arkansas, Brigham Young, Tennessee and Minnesota.

Out of the top 25: Stanford, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Texas.

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