Ohio State has been playing like the top team in the country and will get its first opportunity to prove the College Football Playoff rankings were right when the No. 1 Buckeyes face Purdue on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.

The Buckeyes (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) received the top ranking in the first CFP poll, released on Tuesday night.

"My expectation is I hope that none of our team or anybody really pays attention to it, because it doesn't matter," Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. "It's good for the fans. I think it's great for college football to be talking about it, but nothing matters if we don't continue to win."

Last season, the Buckeyes were No. 2 in the initial rankings and entered the playoffs at No. 8 after losing to unranked Michigan in the regular-season finale. From the

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