The Michigan State Spartans again climbed up in both polls this week after checking in at No. 12 in both the AP in the Coaches polls last week. The Spartans moved up to No. 11 this week in the Associated Press Poll and No. 10 in the USA TODAY Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll despite a bye week over the past week during finals.

AP Poll

Four teams out of the Big Ten are in the Associated Press Poll top-25 this week (in bold) with Wisconsin climbing out of the receiving votes category. Iowa also joined the Big Ten programs receiving votes this week.

Full AP Results:

1. Baylor (60 first-place votes)
2. Duke
3. Purdue Boilermakers
4. Gonzaga
5. UCLA
6. Arizona (1)
7. Kansas
8. USC
9. Iowa State
10. Alabama
11. Michigan State Spartans
12. Auburn
13. Houston
14. Ohio State Buckeyes
15. Seton Hall
16. Texas
17. LSU
18. Xavier
19. Tennessee
20. Kentucky
21. Colorado State
22. Providence
23. Villanova
24. Wisconsin Badgers
25. Texas Tech

Others Receiving Votes:

Oklahoma 65, West Virginia 57, UConn 55, Illinois Fighting Illini 49, Loyola Chicago 42, Michigan Wolverines 9, Arkansas 9, BYU 8, North Carolina 7, San Francisco 6, Wake Forest 5, Virginia Tech 4, Oklahoma St. 4, Iowa Hawkeyes 3, Minnesota Golden Gophers 3, Creighton 2, Memphis 1.

USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

The Big Ten similarly has four teams in the Coaches Poll top-25 this week after Wisconsin jumped back into the rankings one week after falling out.

Full Coaches Poll Results:

1. Baylor (32 first place votes)
2. Duke
3. Purdue Boilermakers
4. Gonzaga
5. Arizona
6. UCLA
7. Kansas
8. Iowa State
9. USC
10. Michigan State Spartans
11. Alabama
12. Auburn
13. Ohio State Buckeyes
14. Houston
15. Seton Hall
16. LSU
17. Texas
18. Kentucky
19. Tennessee
20. Xavier
21. Colorado St.
22. Villanova
23. Providence
24. Wisconsin
25. Texas Tech

Schools Dropped Out:

No. 19 Arkansas; No. 22 Connecticut.

Others Receiving Votes:

Arkansas 36; Connecticut 34; Illinois 24; West Virginia 23; Oklahoma 21; Loyola-Chicago 16; Minnesota 15; San Francisco 12; Wake Forest 9; Saint Mary’s 3; Florida 2; Brigham Young 2; Michigan 1; Indiana 1.