Ohio State tightened its hold on No. 1.

Coming off another victory over a ranked opponent, the Buckeyes received a season-high 62 first-place votes in The Associated Press Top 25 yesterday.

Ohio State beat Iowa 38-17 on Saturday.

With none of the teams in the top 10 losing last week, the top 10 remained unchanged. No. 2 was Auburn followed by USC, West Virginia and Florida.

In the USA Today coaches' poll, No. 1 Ohio State was followed by USC at No. 2 and Auburn at No. 3. West Virginia was fourth and Florida fifth.

In the Harris poll, Ohio State, USC and Auburn took the top three spots. Michigan followed at No. 4 and West Virginia and Florida are tied for fifth.

The Harris and coaches' polls are used in the Bowl Championship Series standings, along with computer rankings. The first standings will be released Oct. 15.