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The Michigan State Spartans vaulted into the top-15 of both the Associated Press and USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll following a high-scoring night against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. MSU checks in at No. 11 in both polls this week, up from No. 17 in the AP and tied for No. 16 in the Coaches last week.
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Full AP and Coaches polls results are below.
AP Poll
This week’s AP Poll features five Big Ten teams all ranked inside the top-11 of the rankings. Big Ten teams are in bold.
Full AP Results:
- Alabama (53 first-place votes)
- Georgia (9)
- Iowa
- Penn State
- Cincinnati
- Oklahoma
- Ohio State
- Oregon
- Michigan
- BYU
- Michigan State
- Oklahoma State
- Arkansas
- Notre Dame
- Coastal Carolina
- Kentucky
- Ole Miss
- Auburn
- Wake Forest
- Florida
- Texas
- Arizona State
- NC State
- SMU
- San Diego State
Others Receiving Votes:
Clemson 96, Texas A&M 41, Oregon State 27, Baylor 24, Mississippi State 18, Virginia Tech 13, Stanford 11, UTSA 10, Pittsburgh 6, Fresno State 5, Texas Tech 4, Western Michigan 3, Appalachian State 2, Kansas State 2, Boston College 1, UCLA 1.
USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll
The Big Ten also has five teams inside the top-11 of the Coaches Poll (teams in bold), with Maryland also still receiving votes again this week despite the turnover-riddled loss to Iowa on Friday night.
Full Coaches Poll Results:
- Alabama (63 first-place votes)
- Georgia (2)
- Iowa
- Penn State
- Oklahoma
- Cincinnati
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Oregon
- BYU
- Michigan State
- Oklahoma State
- Notre Dame
- Kentucky
- Coastal Carolina
- Arkansas
- Ole Miss
- Florida
- Auburm
- Wake Forest
- Clemson
- NC State
- Texas
- SMU
- Arizona State
Schools that Dropped Out:
No. 13 Texas A&M; No. 20 UCLA; No. 21 Fresno State; No. 24 Baylor.
Others Receiving Votes:
Texas A&M 105; San Diego State 103; Baylor 40; Pittsburgh 34; Oregon State 27; Iowa State 27; Virginia Tech 24; Boston College 14; Texas-San Antonio 13; Appalachian State 11; Fresno State 8; Liberty 7; Mississippi State 6; North Carolina 5; Maryland 5; Western Michigan 2; Texas Tech 2; UL Lafayette 1; Nevada 1.