BTN.com staff, September 11, 2016

The Big Ten is off to a fantastic start.

One look at the latest college football polls, released Sunday, proves this.

Five Big Ten teams are ranked in the top 12 (Coaches Poll) and top 13 (AP Poll), headlined by No. 4/3 Ohio State and No. 5/4 Michigan.

Michigan State comes in at No. 8/No. 12, while No. 11/13 Iowa and No. 12/No. 9 Wisconsin round out the Big Ten's highly ranked quintet.

View both polls below.

Coaches' Rankings
Rankings as of 9/11/2016
Rank School Votes Prev
1 Alabama (2-0) 1598 (62) 1
2 Florida State (2-0) 1490 (1) 3
3 Clemson (2-0) 1447 (1) 2
4 Ohio State (2-0) 1440 4
5 Michigan (2-0) 1279 6
6 Stanford (1-0) 1257 5
7 Houston (2-0) 1243 7
8 Michigan State (1-0) 1034 8
9 Washington (2-0) 945 11
10 Louisville (2-0) 894 15
11 Iowa (2-0) 875 10
12 Wisconsin (2-0) 793 16
13 Georgia (2-0) 777 9
14 Oklahoma (1-1) 723 13
15 Tennessee (2-0) 718 14
16 Texas (2-0) 648 20
17 Ole Miss (1-1) 525 18
18 Notre Dame (1-1) 453 21
19 Baylor (2-0) 452 19
20 Texas A&M (2-0) 425 24
21 Oregon (2-0) 403 23
22 LSU (1-1) 318 22
23 Florida (2-0) 267 25
24 Arkansas (2-0) 170 NR
25 Miami (FL) (2-0) 137 NR

Others: TCU (110) , North Carolina (56) , Utah (52) , Nebraska (47) , UCLA (42) , Boise State (37) , Oklahoma State (29) , San Diego State (27) , Pittsburgh (25) , Auburn (15) , South Florida (12) , West Virginia (9) , Navy (8) , Arizona State (7) , Appalachian State (3) , Colorado (2) , Georgia Southern (2) , Minnesota (1) , Central Michigan (1) , Toledo (1) , Western Michigan (1) , Marshall (1) , Western Kentucky (1)

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AP Rankings
Rankings as of 9/11/2016
Rank School Votes Prev
1 Alabama (2-0) 1520 (56) 1
2 Florida State (2-0) 1437 (4) 3
3 Ohio State (2-0) 1359 4
4 Michigan (2-0) 1298 (1) 5
5 Clemson (2-0) 1284 2
6 Houston (2-0) 1264 6
7 Stanford (1-0) 1137 7
8 Washington (2-0) 983 8
9 Wisconsin (2-0) 893 10
10 Louisville (2-0) 890 13
11 Texas (2-0) 872 11
12 Michigan State (1-0) 747 12
13 Iowa (2-0) 694 16
14 Oklahoma (1-1) 686 14
15 Tennessee (2-0) 665 17
16 Georgia (2-0) 584 9
17 Texas A&M (2-0) 564 20
18 Notre Dame (1-1) 526 18
19 Ole Miss (1-1) 473 19
20 LSU (1-1) 391 21
21 Baylor (2-0) 305 23
22 Oregon (2-0) 292 24
23 Florida (2-0) 205 NR
24 Arkansas (2-0) 198 NR
25 Miami (FL) (2-0) 197 25

Others: TCU (62) , Utah (62) , San Diego State (51) , UCLA (47) , Boise State (42) , Pittsburgh (39) , Oklahoma State (22) , Nebraska (11) , North Carolina (10) , Auburn (7) , Central Michigan (4) , Colorado (2) , Arizona State (1) , Cincinnati (1)