BTN.com staff, November 22, 2015

A handful of Big Ten teams are ranked in the latest AP and Coaches polls, released Sunday, and each lands in the same spot in both polls.

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The Hawkeyes, who just wrapped up the Big Ten West's bid to the Big Ten title game in Indianapolis, ascend three spots, to No. 3, trailing only No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama.

Michigan State, fresh off handing Ohio State its first Big Ten defeat in 31 conference games, moves up three spots to No. 6, while the Buckeyes fell six spots, to No. 8.

Michigan (No. 12) and Northwestern (No. 17) round out the Big Ten contingent. Wisconsin fell out of both polls this week.

The fourth College Football Playoff rankings, the only poll that matters, will be released at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday.

Check out the full poll below:

AP Rankings
Rankings as of 11/22/2015
Rank School Votes Prev
1 Clemson (11-0) 1518 (55) 1
2 Alabama (10-1) 1469 (6) 3
3 Iowa (11-0) 1325 6
4 Notre Dame (10-1) 1317 5
5 Oklahoma (10-1) 1295 7
6 Michigan State (10-1) 1286 9
7 Baylor (9-1) 1161 10
8 Ohio State (10-1) 1051 2
9 Oklahoma State (10-1) 995 4
10 Florida (10-1) 926 8
11 North Carolina (10-1) 900 12
12 Michigan (9-2) 855 14
13 Stanford (9-2) 816 15
14 Florida State (9-2) 680 16
15 TCU (9-2) 652 11
16 Navy (9-1) 647 19
17 Northwestern (9-2) 593 20
18 Oregon (8-3) 470 23
19 Ole Miss (8-3) 358 25
20 Washington State (8-3) 354 24
21 Houston (10-1) 275 13
22 UCLA (8-3) 230 NR
23 Mississippi State (8-3) 132 NR
24 Toledo (9-1) 123 NR
25 Temple (9-2) 107 NR
Others: Utah (100) , Pittsburgh (60) , LSU (33) , Texas A&M (27) , Wisconsin (21) , Air Force (15) , USC (8) , Arkansas (7) , Western Kentucky (6) , Georgia (5) , BYU (3) , Tennessee (2) , West Virginia (1) , Arkansas State (1) , South Florida (1)
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And here's the full Coaches Poll:

Coaches' Rankings
Rankings as of 11/22/2015
Rank School Votes Prev
1 Clemson (11-0) 1590 (58) 1
2 Alabama (10-1) 1531 (5) 3
3 Iowa (11-0) 1419 (1) 6
4 Notre Dame (10-1) 1373 5
5 Oklahoma (10-1) 1364 7
6 Michigan State (10-1) 1302 9
7 Baylor (9-1) 1201 10
8 Ohio State (10-1) 1138 2
9 Florida (10-1) 1047 8
10 Oklahoma State (10-1) 956 4
11 North Carolina (10-1) 929 12
12 Michigan (9-2) 881 13
12 Stanford (9-2) 881 15
14 Florida State (9-2) 783 16
15 Navy (9-1) 674 19
16 TCU (9-2) 626 11
17 Northwestern (9-2) 569 21
18 Oregon (8-3) 482 22
19 Ole Miss (8-3) 383 25
20 Washington State (8-3) 327 23
21 Houston (10-1) 256 14
22 Mississippi State (8-3) 230 25
23 UCLA (8-3) 224 NR
24 Temple (9-2) 116 NR
25 Utah (8-3) 101 18
Others: LSU (82) , Toledo (69) , Wisconsin (58) , Texas A&M (54) , Pittsburgh (46) , Georgia (34) , USC (27) , Western Kentucky (12) , Arkansas (7) , West Virginia (6) , Air Force (6) , Bowling Green (5) , BYU (5) , San Diego State (3) , Appalachian State (2) , Arkansas State (1)