Ryan Day ranked Ohio State ninth and 62 other coaches ranked the Buckeyes between seventh and 13th in the final USA TODAY Coaches Poll of 2023.
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COACHES POLL: WHERE RYAN DAY AND 62 OTHER FBS HEAD COACHES RANKED OHIO STATE IN THE FINAL TOP 25
When USA TODAY revealed the final Coaches Poll on Tuesday, Ohio State checked in at No. 10, its lowest finish in a decade.
The Buckeyes' rank resulted from 63 FBS head coaches from across America, including Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, who participated in the poll for the first time since 2019, his debut season as leader of the program.
Day's poll mirrored most of the consensus top 10, as he agreed that Michigan, Washington, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Florida State, Oregon and Missouri should be ranked No. 1 through No. 8. However, he ranked Ohio State at No. 9 instead of Ole Miss, whom he selected to round out the top 10. Here is Day's full ballot:
- Michigan
- Washington
- Texas
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Florida State
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Ohio State
- Ole Miss
- Penn State
- Arizona
- LSU
- Oklahoma
- Notre Dame
- Louisville
- Iowa
- Oklahoma State
- NC State
- Oregon State
- Tennessee
- Clemson
- Liberty
- SMU
- Kansas State
WHERE OHIO STATE LANDED IN EACH COACH'S POLL
No. 7: Brent Key (Georgia Tech)
No. 8: Blake Anderson (Utah State), Dino Babers (Syracuse), Alex Golesh (USF), Mike Locksley (Maryland), Jim Mora (UConn)
No. 9: Ryan Day (Ohio State), Dana Dimel (Texas-El Paso), Jedd Fisch (Arizona), James Franklin (Penn State), Hugh Freeze (Auburn), Willie Fritz (Tulane), Dana Holgorsen (Houston), Brent Pry (Virginia Tech), Kirby Smart (Georgia), Mark Stoops (Kentucky), Jeff Tedford (Fresno State), Kyle Whittingham (Utah), Kevin Wilson (Tulsa)
No. 10: Tim Albin (Ohio), Tim Beck (Coastal Carolina), Jeff Brohm (Louisville), Troy Calhoun (Air Force), Jason Candle (Toledo), Curt Cignetti (James Madison), Dave Clawson (Wake Forest), Sonny Cumbie (Louisiana Tech), Kalen DeBoer (Washington), Jake Dickert (Washington State), Stan Drayton (Temple), Eliah Drinkwitz (Missouri), Sonny Dykes (TCU), Mike Elko (Duke), Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame), Tyson Helton (Western Kentucky), Tom Herman (FAU), Butch Jones (Arkansas State), Rhett Lashlee (SMU), Lance Leipold (Kansas), Mike MacIntyre (FIU), Gus Malzahn (UCF), Joey McGuire (Texas Tech), Pat Narduzzi (Pitt), Barry Odom (UNLV), Matt Rhule (Nebraska), Nick Saban (Alabama), Scott Satterfield (Cincinnati), Jon Sumrall (Troy), Lance Taylor (Western Michigan), Ken Wilson (Nevada)
No. 11: Neal Brown (WVU), Shawn Elliott (Georgia State), Danny Gonzales (New Mexico), Brady Hoke (San Diego State), Chuck Martin (Miami Ohio), Jeff Monken (Army), Billy Napier (Florida)
No. 12: Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State), Will Hall (Southern Miss), Brian Newberry (Navy), Rick Stocksdill (Middle Tennessee), Jeff Traylor (UTSA)
No. 13: Terry Bowden (Louisiana-Monroe)