Big Ten Leads Nation With Five AP Teams

Ignoring the results from Saturday out of our Michigan State Spartans for a moment to check in on the rest of the conference, it is quite the gauntlet of ranked teams in the Big Ten after opening weekend.

AP Poll

Five Big Ten Teams are ranked in the AP after the conference’s opening weekend. There were a few minor and some major changes in that regard. Ohio State jumped ahead of Notre Dame and Georgia after blowing out the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Meanwhile, Minnesota dropped out after its loss to Michigan, and Penn State dropped ten spots as well after losing to Indiana. The Hoosiers, on the other hand, jumped form unranked to No. 17, Michigan improved from No. 18 to No. 13, and WIsconsin from No. 14 to No. 9.

Full AP Results:

1. Clemson (52 first-place votes)
2. Alabama (10)
3. Ohio State Buckeyes
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Oklahoma State
7. Cincinnati
8. Texas A&M
9. Wisconsin Badgers
10. Florida
11. BYU
12. Miami
13. Michigan Wolverines
14. Oregon
15. North Carolina
16. Kansas State
17. Indiana Hoosiers
18. Penn State Nittany Lions
19. Marshall
20. Coastal Carolina
21. USC
22. SMU
23. Iowa State
24. Oklahoma
25. Boise State

Dropped From The Rankings:

No. 19 Virginia Tech, No. 21 Minnesota, No. 23 NC State

Others Receiving Votes:

Memphis 105, Liberty 85, Tulsa 80, Louisiana-Lafayette 50, Army 44, Auburn 41, Minnesota Golden Gophers 40, Utah 36, Northwestern Wildcats 20, Washington 15, Arkansas 15, Purdue Boilermakers 8, Arizona State 7, Appalachian State 6, California 4, Boston College 2, Texas 2, San Diego State 1

Amway Coaches Poll

Similarly, the same five Big Ten teams are ranked in the coaches poll, leading the country as well.

Full Coaches Poll Results:

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Oklahoma State
7. Cincinnati
8. Texas A&M
9. Florida
10. BYU
11. Wisconsin
12. Miami
13. North Carolina
14. Michigan
15. Oregon
16. Kansas State
17. Penn State
18. Marshall
19. Indiana
20. USC
21. Coastal Carolina
22. Iowa State
23. SMU
24. Oklahoma
25. Army

Dropped From The Rankings:

No. 20 Virginia Tech; No. 21 Minnesota; No. 22 NC State.

Others Receiving Votes:

Auburn 118; Liberty 112; Memphis 88; Boise State 79; Minnesota 67; UL Lafayette 62; Utah 45; Louisiana State 37; Boston College 28; Purdue 26; Missouri 25; Northwestern 24; Virginia Tech 22; NC State 20; Tulsa 18; Texas 18; Arkansas 17; Appalachian State 16; Central Florida 13; Arizona State 10; California 8; West Virginia 6; Tennessee 6; Iowa 6; Wake Forest 5; Stanford 3; Houston 2.

There are still five teams in the coaches poll, but on average they are mostly lower in the rankings as compared to the AP.