BTN.com staff, October 8, 2017
Fresh off its 14-10 win at Michigan, Michigan State debuts in the latest AP and Coaches' polls, released Sunday.
The Spartans, No. 21/No. 22, join the usual quartet: No. 3/No. 3 Penn State, No. 7/No. 6 Wisconsin, No. 9/No. 8 Ohio State and No. 17/No. 16 Michigan.
Alabama and reigning national champ Clemson continue to top both polls.
See the both polls below.
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 10/8/2017 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (6-0) | 1507 (43) | 1 |
| 2 | Clemson (6-0) | 1481 (18) | 2 |
| 3 | Penn State (6-0) | 1370 | 4 |
| 4 | Georgia (6-0) | 1327 | 5 |
| 5 | Washington (6-0) | 1284 | 6 |
| 6 | TCU (5-0) | 1192 | 8 |
| 7 | Wisconsin (5-0) | 1127 | 9 |
| 8 | Washington State (6-0) | 1094 | 11 |
| 9 | Ohio State (5-1) | 1051 | 10 |
| 10 | Auburn (5-1) | 914 | 12 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) (4-0) | 908 | 13 |
| 12 | Oklahoma (4-1) | 851 | 3 |
| 13 | USC (5-1) | 795 | 14 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State (4-1) | 712 | 15 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech (5-1) | 617 | 16 |
| 16 | Notre Dame (5-1) | 583 | 21 |
| 17 | Michigan (4-1) | 524 | 7 |
| 18 | South Florida (5-0) | 482 | 18 |
| 19 | San Diego State (6-0) | 465 | 19 |
| 20 | North Carolina State (5-1) | 421 | 24 |
| 21 | Michigan State (4-1) | 416 | NR |
| 22 | UCF (4-0) | 274 | 25 |
| 23 | Stanford (4-2) | 109 | NR |
| 24 | Texas Tech (4-1) | 105 | NR |
| 25 | Navy (5-0) | 74 | NR |
Others: Georgia Tech (39) , West Virginia (26) , Louisville (25) , Utah (17) , Florida (9) , LSU (9) , Kentucky (6) , Iowa State (5) , Texas A&M (4) , Memphis (2)
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| Coaches' Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 10/8/2017 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (6-0) | 1617 (57) | 1 |
| 2 | Clemson (6-0) | 1568 (8) | 2 |
| 3 | Penn State (6-0) | 1454 | 4 |
| 4 | Washington (6-0) | 1404 | 5 |
| 5 | Georgia (6-0) | 1380 | 6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin (5-0) | 1243 | 8 |
| 7 | TCU (5-0) | 1229 | 10 |
| 8 | Ohio State (5-1) | 1146 | 9 |
| 9 | Washington State (6-0) | 1117 | 11 |
| 10 | Miami (FL) (4-0) | 1003 | 12 |
| 11 | Auburn (5-1) | 941 | 13 |
| 12 | Oklahoma (4-1) | 919 | 3 |
| 13 | USC (5-1) | 818 | 15 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State (4-1) | 788 | 14 |
| 15 | South Florida (5-0) | 622 | 16 |
| 16 | Michigan (4-1) | 612 | 7 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech (5-1) | 599 | 19 |
| 18 | San Diego State (6-0) | 516 | 21 |
| 19 | Notre Dame (5-1) | 498 | 22 |
| 20 | North Carolina State (5-1) | 455 | 24 |
| 21 | UCF (4-0) | 273 | 25 |
| 22 | Michigan State (4-1) | 261 | NR |
| 23 | Utah (4-1) | 122 | 18 |
| 24 | Navy (5-0) | 110 | NR |
| 25 | Stanford (4-2) | 107 | NR |
Others: Louisville (85) , Georgia Tech (47) , Kentucky (41) , West Virginia (29) , Texas Tech (29) , Florida (23) , Texas A&M (14) , Troy (10) , LSU (9) , Memphis (9) , Virginia (5) , Wake Forest (5) , Iowa State (4) , Iowa (3) , South Carolina (3) , Mississippi State (3) , Texas (2) , Colorado State (2)
