BTN.com staff, September 20, 2015
The latest college football polls were released Sunday, and the Big Ten is now home to the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the AP Poll.
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Defending national champ Ohio State remains No. 1, while Michigan State moved up two spots to No. 2 following its victory over Air Force, coupled with then-No. 2 Alabama's home loss to Ole Miss. The Big Ten East powers combine for 49 of the 60 first-place votes, with the Buckeyes earning 42 and the Spartans 7.
Northwestern was the biggest mover among Big Ten teams, going from No. 23 to No. 17 after its impressive win at Duke, while Wisconsin went from No. 24 to No. 22.
View the full AP Poll:
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/20/2015 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Ohio State (3-0) | 1490 (42) | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan State (3-0) | 1415 (7) | 4 |
| 3 | Ole Miss (3-0) | 1345 (11) | 15 |
| 3 | TCU (3-0) | 1345 | 3 |
| 5 | Baylor (2-0) | 1213 | 5 |
| 6 | Notre Dame (3-0) | 1183 | 8 |
| 7 | Georgia (3-0) | 1162 | 7 |
| 8 | LSU (2-0) | 1088 (1) | 13 |
| 9 | UCLA (3-0) | 981 | 10 |
| 10 | Florida State (3-0) | 953 | 9 |
| 11 | Clemson (3-0) | 903 | 11 |
| 12 | Alabama (2-1) | 882 | 2 |
| 13 | Oregon (2-1) | 855 | 12 |
| 14 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 798 | 17 |
| 15 | Oklahoma (3-0) | 782 | 16 |
| 16 | Arizona (3-0) | 488 | 20 |
| 17 | Northwestern (3-0) | 469 | 23 |
| 18 | Utah (3-0) | 439 | 21 |
| 19 | USC (2-1) | 367 | 6 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech (2-1) | 352 | 14 |
| 21 | Stanford (2-1) | 288 | NR |
| 22 | Wisconsin (2-1) | 174 | 24 |
| 22 | BYU (2-1) | 174 | 19 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State (3-0) | 149 | 25 |
| 25 | Missouri (3-0) | 135 | 22 |
Others: Mississippi State (52) , West Virginia (48) , Tennessee (45) , California (38) , Toledo (36) , Arizona State (25) , Houston (22) , Temple (20) , Auburn (20) , Texas Tech (20) , Boise State (17) , Miami (FL) (13) , Iowa (10) , Kansas State (8) , Florida (7) , North Carolina State (5) , Virginia Tech (4) , Minnesota (4) , Memphis (1)
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And the Coaches Poll:
| Coaches' Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/20/2015 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Ohio State (3-0) | 1594 (61) | 1 |
| 2 | TCU (3-0) | 1482 | 3 |
| 3 | Michigan State (3-0) | 1477 (3) | 4 |
| 4 | Baylor (2-0) | 1364 | 5 |
| 5 | Ole Miss (3-0) | 1292 | 11 |
| 6 | Georgia (3-0) | 1262 | 8 |
| 7 | Florida State (3-0) | 1119 | 6 |
| 8 | Notre Dame (3-0) | 1109 | 10 |
| 9 | LSU (2-0) | 1085 | 14 |
| 10 | Clemson (3-0) | 1022 | 9 |
| 11 | UCLA (3-0) | 968 | 12 |
| 12 | Alabama (2-1) | 883 | 2 |
| 13 | Oregon (2-1) | 855 | 13 |
| 14 | Oklahoma (3-0) | 790 | 17 |
| 15 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 745 | 18 |
| 16 | Arizona (3-0) | 605 | 19 |
| 17 | Utah (3-0) | 501 | 21 |
| 18 | USC (2-1) | 461 | 7 |
| 19 | Northwestern (3-0) | 347 | 24 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech (2-1) | 338 | 16 |
| 21 | Wisconsin (2-1) | 274 | 23 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State (3-0) | 242 | 25 |
| 23 | Missouri (3-0) | 234 | 20 |
| 24 | Stanford (2-1) | 133 | NR |
| 25 | Auburn (2-1) | 79 | 15 |
