AP poll: Michigan State makes huge jump to 13th; Michigan 21st

Michigan State, on the strength of its 27-24 win over Penn State, moved up 11 spots to No. 13 in this week’s Associated Press poll, which was released Sunday.

The Spartans (7-2) also returned to the Top 25 in the Amway coaches’ poll at No. 16. They were not ranked in the coaches’ poll last week after their triple-overtime loss to Northwestern.

Michigan (7-2), meanwhile, which had been unranked in the AP poll, climbed to No. 21 after the 33-10 triumph over Minnesota. The Wolverines also improved two spots to No. 22 in the coaches’ poll.

The top five in the AP poll are Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, Clemson and Oklahoma. Wisconsin is the only Big Ten team in the top 10, ranked sixth.

In the coaches’ poll the top five are Alabama, Georgia, Wisconsin, Clemson and Notre Dame.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL

1. Alabama (56 first-place votes), 9-0 record, 1,520 points (last week: 1)

2. Georgia (5), 9-0, 1,468 (2)

3. Notre Dame, 8-1, 1,357 (5)

4. Clemson, 8-1, 1,289 (6)

5. Oklahoma, 8-1, 1,258 (8)

6. Wisconsin, 9-0, 1,256 (4)

7. Miami, 8-0, 1,220 (9)

8. TCU, 8-1, 1,087 (10)

9. Washington, 8-1, 1,061 (12)

10. Auburn, 7-2, 875 (16)

11. Ohio State, 7-2, 781 (3)

12. Oklahoma State, 7-2, 766 (11)

13. Michigan State, 7-2, 760 (24)

14. UCF, 8-0, 736 (15)

15. USC, 8-2, 718 (17)

16. Penn State, 7-2, 717 (7)

17. Virginia Tech, 7-2, 537 (13)

18. Mississippi State, 7-2, 464 (21)

19. Washington State, 8-2, 420 (25)

20. Memphis, 8-1, 376 (22)

21. Michigan, 7-2, 184 (NR)

22. South Florida, 8-1, 177 (NR)

23. West Virginia, 6-3, 163 (NR)

24. Iowa State, 6-3, 155 (14)

25. Iowa, 6-3, 147 (NR)

Others receiving votes: LSU 142, N.C. State 101, Toledo 31, Stanford 22, Boise State 14, Arizona 14, Northwestern 6, Army 2, San Diego State 1.

AMWAY COACHES’ POLL

1. Alabama (64 first-place votes), 9-0 record, 1,624 points (last week: 1)

2. Georgia (1), 9-0, 1,560 (2)

3. Wisconsin, 9-0, 1,392 (4)

4. Clemson, 8-1, 1,379 (5)

5. Notre Dame, 8-1, 1,367 (8)

6. Miami, 8-0, 1,326 (6)

7. Oklahoma, 8-1, 1,314 (9)

8. Washington, 8-1, 1,154 (11)

9. TCU, 8-1, 1,143 (12)

10. Auburn, 7-2, 900 (15)

11. Ohio State, 7-2, 881 (3)

12. UCF, 8-0, 854 2

13. Penn State, 7-2, 817 (7)

14. USC, 8-2, 778 (17)

15. Oklahoma State, 7-2, 764 (10)

16. Michigan State, 7-2, 609 (NR)

17. Virginia Tech, 7-2, 555 (13)

18. Mississippi State, 7-2, 462 (22)

19. Memphis, 8-1, 457 (21)

20. Washington State, 8-2, 376 (NR)

21. South Florida, 8-1, 306 (23)

22. Michigan, 7-2, 261 (24)

23. Iowa State, 6-3, 150 (16)

24. N.C. State, 6-3, 149 (19)

25. LSU, 6-3, 136 (20)

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 120, Iowa 112, Stanford 58, Toledo 31, Boise State 29, Arizona 25, San Diego State 18, South Carolina 6, Northwestern 5, Troy 4, Army 3.