Ohio State still No. 3 in playoff ranking; no change in top four

Ohio State (10-0, 6-0) remains No. 3 in the third College Football Playoff ranking, which was announced Tuesday night on ESPN.
The top five is unchanged. Clemson ranks first. Alabama is second. No. 4 Notre Dame follows the Buckeyes. Iowa ranks fifth.
Oklahoma State moved from No. 8 to No. 6. Michigan State climbed from No. 13 to No. 9. Michigan jumped from No. 14 to No. 12.
The Buckeyes host Michigan State at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and play at Michigan at noon Nov. 28.
Another big mover was Oklahoma, which jumped from No. 12 to No. 7. Florida moved from No. 12 to No. 8. Baylor fell from No. 6 to No. 10.
Third ranking: 1. Clemson; 2. Alabama; 3. Ohio State; 4. Notre Dame; 5. Iowa; 6. Oklahoma State; 7. Oklahoma; 8. Florida; 9. Michigan State; 10. Baylor; 11. Stanford; 12. Michigan; 13. Utah; 14. Florida State; 15. LSU; 16. Navy; 17. North Carolina; 18. TCU; 19. Houston; 20. Northwestern; 16. Navy; 17. North Carolina; 18. TCU; 19. Houston; 20. Northwestern; 21. Memphis; 22. Mississippi; 23. Oregon; 24. Southern California; 25. Wisconsin.

Second rankings: 1. Clemson; 2. Alabama; 3. Ohio State; 4. Notre Dame; 5. Iowa; 6. Baylor; 7. Stanford; 8. Oklahoma State; 9. LSU; 10. Utah; 11. Florida; 12. Oklahoma; 13. Michigan State; 14. Michigan; 15. TCU; 16. Florida State; 17. Mississippi State; 18. Northwestern; 19. UCLA; 20. Navy; 21. Memphis; 22. Temple; 23. North Carolina; 24. Houston; 25. Wisconsin.

First rankings: No. 1 Clemson; No. 2 LSU; No. 3 Ohio State; No. 4 Alabama; No. 5 Notre Dame; No. 6 Baylor; No. 7 Michigan State; No. 8 TCU; No. 9 Iowa; No. 10 Florida; No. 11 Stanford; No. 12 Utah; No. 13 Memphis; No. 14 Oklahoma State; No. 15 Oklahoma; No. 16 Florida State; No. 17 Michigan; No. 18 Ole Miss; No. 19 Texas A&M; No. 20 Mississippi State; No. 21 Houston; No. 22 Temple; No. 23 UCLA; No. 24 Toledo; No. 25. Houston.

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