Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, October 4, 2015
Five Big Ten teams are ranked in the latest AP and Coaches polls, released Sunday afternoon.
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Undefeated Iowa debuts in both polls (No. 22/23), while 4-1 Michigan makes its first appearance in the Coaches Poll (No. 21), moving up to No. 18 in the AP Poll.
Defending national champion Ohio State remains No. 1 in both polls, garnering a total of 88 first-place votes.
Michigan State, previously No. 2, dropped to No. 4/3, and Northwestern moved up in each ranking, to No. 13/14.
Wisconsin fell out of the polls following its home loss to Iowa.
View the full AP Poll:
AP Rankings | |||
Rankings as of 10/4/2015 | |||
Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
1 | Ohio State (5-0) | 1444 (38) | 1 |
2 | TCU (5-0) | 1371 (5) | 4 |
3 | Baylor (4-0) | 1364 (10) | 5 |
4 | Michigan State (5-0) | 1291 | 2 |
5 | Utah (4-0) | 1254 (7) | 10 |
6 | Clemson (4-0) | 1217 | 12 |
7 | LSU (4-0) | 1212 | 9 |
8 | Alabama (4-1) | 1026 | 13 |
9 | Texas A&M (5-0) | 1009 (1) | 14 |
10 | Oklahoma (4-0) | 976 | 15 |
11 | Florida (5-0) | 935 | 25 |
12 | Florida State (4-0) | 922 | 11 |
13 | Northwestern (5-0) | 753 | 16 |
14 | Ole Miss (4-1) | 731 | 3 |
15 | Notre Dame (4-1) | 721 | 6 |
16 | Stanford (4-1) | 617 | 18 |
17 | USC (3-1) | 498 | 17 |
18 | Michigan (4-1) | 452 | 22 |
19 | Georgia (4-1) | 441 | 8 |
20 | UCLA (4-1) | 415 | 7 |
21 | Oklahoma State (5-0) | 332 | 20 |
22 | Iowa (5-0) | 254 | NR |
23 | California (5-0) | 233 | 24 |
24 | Toledo (4-0) | 87 | NR |
25 | Boise State (4-1) | 65 | NR |
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And the Coaches Poll:
Coaches' Rankings | |||
Rankings as of 10/4/2015 | |||
Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
1 | Ohio State (5-0) | 1523 (50) | 1 |
2 | TCU (5-0) | 1435 (4) | 3 |
3 | Michigan State (5-0) | 1409 (1) | 2 |
4 | Baylor (4-0) | 1408 (5) | 4 |
5 | LSU (4-0) | 1257 (1) | 8 |
6 | Clemson (4-0) | 1196 | 11 |
7 | Utah (4-0) | 1118 (1) | 12 |
8 | Florida State (4-0) | 1067 | 9 |
9 | Oklahoma (4-0) | 1009 | 14 |
10 | Alabama (4-1) | 990 | 13 |
11 | Texas A&M (5-0) | 983 | 15 |
12 | Florida (5-0) | 755 | 23 |
13 | Ole Miss (4-1) | 727 | 5 |
14 | Northwestern (5-0) | 707 | 17 |
15 | Notre Dame (4-1) | 674 | 7 |
16 | Georgia (4-1) | 562 | 6 |
17 | USC (3-1) | 540 | 16 |
18 | Stanford (4-1) | 535 | 20 |
19 | Oklahoma State (5-0) | 519 | 19 |
20 | UCLA (4-1) | 401 | 10 |
21 | Michigan (4-1) | 322 | NR |
22 | California (5-0) | 311 | 24 |
23 | Iowa (5-0) | 243 | NR |
24 | Boise State (4-1) | 100 | NR |
25 | Memphis (5-0) | 68 | NR |