Vol. XXV · No. 39 Top25Rankings.com Est. 2000
The College Polls Gazette

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Ohio State

Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
27 / 27
Best finish
No. 1 (2026-2027)
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Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport
Season-final ranking by sport · 2000-2001 – 2026-2027
FootballMen's BasketballWomen's Basketball
15101525Football · 2000: final No. 18Football · 2001: final No. 22Football · 2002: final No. 2Football · 2003: final No. 4Football · 2004: final No. 19Football · 2005: final No. 4Football · 2006: final No. 2Football · 2007: final No. 4Football · 2008: final No. 9Football · 2009: final No. 5Football · 2010: final No. 5Football · 2012: final No. 3Football · 2013: final No. 11Football · 2014: final No. 1Football · 2015: final No. 4Football · 2016: final No. 3Football · 2017: final No. 5Football · 2018: final No. 3Football · 2019: final No. 2Football · 2020: final No. 2Football · 2021: final No. 5Football · 2022: final No. 4Football · 2023: final No. 7Football · 2024: final No. 1Football · 2025: final No. 2Football · 2026: final No. 1Men's Basketball · 2001: final No. 12Men's Basketball · 2005: final No. 6Men's Basketball · 2006: final No. 1Men's Basketball · 2009: final No. 5Men's Basketball · 2010: final No. 1Men's Basketball · 2011: final No. 7Men's Basketball · 2012: final No. 6Men's Basketball · 2013: final No. 22Men's Basketball · 2017: final No. 17Men's Basketball · 2019: final No. 18Men's Basketball · 2020: final No. 7Women's Basketball · 2002: final No. 20Women's Basketball · 2003: final No. 21Women's Basketball · 2004: final No. 4Women's Basketball · 2005: final No. 2Women's Basketball · 2006: final No. 7Women's Basketball · 2007: final No. 25Women's Basketball · 2008: final No. 9Women's Basketball · 2009: final No. 8Women's Basketball · 2010: final No. 17Women's Basketball · 2011: final No. 16Women's Basketball · 2014: final No. 23Women's Basketball · 2015: final No. 9Women's Basketball · 2016: final No. 10Women's Basketball · 2017: final No. 10Women's Basketball · 2020: final No. 22Women's Basketball · 2021: final No. 13Women's Basketball · 2022: final No. 6Women's Basketball · 2023: final No. 14Women's Basketball · 2024: final No. 17Women's Basketball · 2025: final No. 15’00’03’06’09’12’15’18’21’24’26
Each point is Ohio State's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.

A year is lit when Ohio State was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.

2020s7 ranked
2026 Best · No. 1 FB2025 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2024 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen's2023 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen's2022 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen's2021 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen's2020 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen's
2010s10 ranked
2019 Best · No. 1 FBMen's2018 Best · No. 2 FBMen's2017 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen's2016 Best · No. 2 FBWomen's2015 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2014 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen's2013 Best · No. 2 FBMen's2012 Best · No. 3 FBMen'sWomen's2011 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen's2010 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen's
2000s10 ranked
2009 Best · No. 3 FBMen'sWomen's2008 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen's2007 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2006 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen's2005 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen's2004 Best · No. 2 FBWomen's2003 Best · No. 2 FBWomen's2002 Best · No. 2 FBWomen's2001 Best · No. 12 FBMen's2000 Best · No. 5 FBMen's

Recent Season

Media Top 25 · 2026-2027
Ranking by week
15101525Preseason: No. 1Wk 2: No. 1Wk 3: No. 6Wk 4: No. 7Through Games AUG. 17, 2026: No. 1PreseasonWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Through Games AUG. 17, 2026
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
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