The lows keep on coming for Ohio State.
After suffering a third loss, and second straight, the Buckeyes are having their worst season since 2011, and its resulted in a spot they have never been in since the inception of the College Football Playoff.
Ohio State is ranked No. 20 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings unveiled Tuesday, Nov. 10, its lowest rank since the playoff began in 2014.
The previous low was the very first edition of the CFP rankings on Oct. 26, 2014, when it was No. 16. It's also the first time Ohio State is outside of the top 12 for the first time since 2017.
It's very easy to see why Ohio State has fallen all the way to No. 20. The preseason No. 1
team in the country jumped out to a 6-1 start to the season, losing to Texas but beating defending champion Indiana to rise to No. 2 in the US LBM Coaches Poll. However, starting quarterback Julian Sayin was injured in the win over the Hoosiers, and that was the start of the unraveling.
Freshman Luke Fahey made his first career start at USC and the Trojans kept the Buckeyes in check for a loss in Los Angeles, and that was followed by a rout from Oregon in which the Ducks scored 38 unanswered points inside "The Shoe" to hand Ohio State back-to-back regular season losses for the first time since that dreaded 2011 campaign.
At 6-3 with a 4-2 record in the Big Ten, Ohio State is mathematically still in the hunt for the 12-team field, but the chances are near zero, heading toward a disappointing season.
The spot also puts Ohio State in another precarious position: It is one of two teams (Alabama) to be in every single edition of the CFP rankings since it began. If the Buckeyes lose to Northwestern in Week 11, that streak will be in jeopardy of ending.
The hard times continue in Columbus.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ohio State hits a new low in latest CFP rankings
