The Michigan State Spartans again climbed up in both polls this week after checking in at No. 19 in the AP and No. 20 in the Coaches polls last week. The Spartans moved up to No. 12 this week in both the Associated Press Poll and the USA TODAY Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll following the team’s wins at Minnesota and home over Penn State in Big Ten action over the past week.

AP Poll

There are just three Big Ten teams in the Associated Press Poll top-25 this week (in bold) with Purdue quickly dropping from No. 1 following a road loss at Rutgers this past week. Wisconsin dropped out after a loss at Ohio State.

Full AP Results:

1. Baylor (61 first-place votes)
2. Duke
3. Purdue Boilermakers
4. UCLA
5. Gonzaga
6. Alabama
7. Kansas
8. Arizona
9. Villanova
10. USC
11. Iowa State
12. Michigan State Spartans
13. Auburn
14. Houston
15. Ohio State Buckeyes
16. Seton Hall
17. Texas
18. Tennessee
19. LSU
20. Connecticut
21. Kentucky
22. Xavier
23. Colorado St.
24. Arkansas
25. Texas Tech

Others Receiving Votes:

Wisconsin Badgers 156, North Carolina 85, Providence 57, Oklahoma 46, San Francisco 36, Illinois Fighting Illini 31, West Virginia 24, Loyola Chicago 20, Michigan Wolverines 8, St. Bonaventure 6, BYU 4, Minnesota Golden Gophers 3, Creighton 1.

USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

The Big Ten similarly has just three teams in the Coaches Poll top-25 this week with Purdue dropping out of No. 1 and Wisconsin falling out after a loss at Ohio State.

Full Coaches Poll Results:

1. Baylor (30 first place votes)
2. Duke (1)
3. UCLA
4. Purdue Boilermakers
   Tied- Gonzaga
5. Arizona
6. Kansas
7. Alabama
8. USC
9. Villanova
10. Iowa State
11. Michigan State Spartans
12. Houston
13. Auburn
14. Ohio State Buckeyes
15. Seton Hall
16. Texas
17. Tennessee
18. Arkansas
19. LSU
20. Kentucky
21. Connecticut
22. Colorado St.
23. Texas Tech
24. Xavier

Schools Dropped Out:

No. 16 Florida; No. 17 Wisconsin; No. 23 Brigham Young.

Others Receiving Votes:

Wisconsin 110; Providence 41; San Francisco 36; North Carolina 31; Florida 17; Oklahoma 13; St. Bonaventure 11; Loyola-Chicago 10; Brigham Young 9; Minnesota 7; Illinois 6; West Virginia 5; Saint Mary’s 2; Weber St. 1.