Ohio State ended the 2006 season ranked No. 6 in the final Associated Press Poll and No. 13 in the last ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. This year, after losing four senior starters from 2005-06, the Buckeyes currently are ranked No. 2 in the coaches poll and No. 2 in the AP Top 25. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 1 earlier this season in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll when playing at North Carolina Nov. 29. The current No. 2 ranking in the AP poll is the highest since Ohio State was No. 2 during the 1991 season during a stretch of seven games from Feb. 14 to March 10 that year.
No. 2 Ohio State Travels to Penn State