Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, October 18, 2015
Four Big Ten teams are ranked in the latest AP and Coaches polls, released Sunday, headlined by No. 1 Ohio State.
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The Buckeyes, No. 1 for the ninth straight week, including the preseason poll, are receiving 73 of a total 124 first-place votes following its convincing 38-10 victory vs. Penn State.
Big Ten East rival Michigan State, fresh off its improbable last-second win at ranked Michigan, remains No. 7 in the AP and No. 4 in the Coaches.
Undefeated Iowa (No. 12/No. 13) moved up five and four spots, respectively, after dismantling previously ranked Northwestern on the road, while Michigan (No. 15/No. 18) drops three spots in both polls as a result of its heartbreaking loss to instate rival Michigan State.
Northwestern fell out of both rankings.
View the full AP Poll:
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 10/18/2015 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Ohio State (7-0) | 1428 (28) | 1 |
| 2 | Baylor (6-0) | 1416 (12) | 2 |
| 3 | Utah (6-0) | 1362 (16) | 4 |
| 4 | TCU (7-0) | 1338 (3) | 3 |
| 5 | LSU (6-0) | 1306 (1) | 6 |
| 6 | Clemson (6-0) | 1252 (1) | 5 |
| 7 | Michigan State (7-0) | 1202 | 7 |
| 8 | Alabama (6-1) | 1133 | 10 |
| 9 | Florida State (6-0) | 1041 | 11 |
| 10 | Stanford (5-1) | 917 | 15 |
| 11 | Notre Dame (6-1) | 898 | 14 |
| 12 | Iowa (7-0) | 820 | 17 |
| 13 | Florida (6-1) | 785 | 8 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State (6-0) | 735 | 16 |
| 15 | Michigan (5-2) | 614 | 12 |
| 15 | Texas A&M (5-1) | 614 | 9 |
| 17 | Oklahoma (5-1) | 565 | 19 |
| 18 | Memphis (6-0) | 553 | NR |
| 19 | Toledo (6-0) | 345 | 22 |
| 20 | California (5-1) | 336 | 23 |
| 21 | Houston (6-0) | 317 | 24 |
| 22 | Temple (6-0) | 216 | NR |
| 23 | Duke (5-1) | 210 | 25 |
| 24 | Ole Miss (5-2) | 157 | 13 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh (5-1) | 73 | NR |
And the Coaches Poll:
| Coaches' Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 10/18/2015 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Ohio State (7-0) | 1547 (45) | 1 |
| 2 | Baylor (6-0) | 1488 (12) | 2 |
| 3 | TCU (7-0) | 1417 (4) | 3 |
| 4 | Michigan State (7-0) | 1334 | 4 |
| 5 | LSU (6-0) | 1324 (1) | 5 |
| 6 | Clemson (6-0) | 1271 | 6 |
| 7 | Utah (6-0) | 1258 (1) | 7 |
| 8 | Alabama (6-1) | 1123 | 9 |
| 9 | Florida State (6-0) | 1111 | 8 |
| 10 | Notre Dame (6-1) | 924 | 13 |
| 11 | Stanford (5-1) | 898 | 16 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State (6-0) | 839 | 15 |
| 13 | Iowa (7-0) | 833 | 17 |
| 14 | Florida (6-1) | 751 | 11 |
| 15 | Oklahoma (5-1) | 665 | 19 |
| 16 | Texas A&M (5-1) | 623 | 10 |
| 17 | Michigan (5-2) | 544 | 14 |
| 17 | Memphis (6-0) | 544 | 22 |
| 19 | California (5-1) | 370 | 23 |
| 20 | Toledo (6-0) | 322 | 25 |
| 21 | Duke (5-1) | 305 | 24 |
| 22 | Houston (6-0) | 289 | NR |
| 23 | Ole Miss (5-2) | 201 | 12 |
| 24 | Temple (6-0) | 163 | NR |
| 25 | Georgia (5-2) | 95 | NR |
