BTN.com staff, September 18, 2016
The latest college football polls were released Sunday, and the Coaches Poll features a season-high six Big Ten teams, including four in the top 10.
No. 2 Ohio State leads the way, only trailing top-ranked Alabama, while Michigan (No. 5), Michigan State (No. 8) and Wisconsin (No. 10) round out the Big Ten's top 10 teams.
Nebraska (No. 20) debuts in the poll, and Iowa (No. 25) falls 14 spots following its loss to five-time defending FCS champ North Dakota State.
The AP Poll views the Big Ten similarly, going with No. 2 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan, No. 8 Michigan State, No. 11 Wisconsin and No. 20 Nebraska.
View both polls below.
| Coaches' Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/18/2016 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (3-0) | 1571 (59) | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State (3-0) | 1482 (3) | 4 |
| 3 | Clemson (3-0) | 1405 (1) | 3 |
| 4 | Louisville (3-0) | 1331 | 10 |
| 5 | Michigan (3-0) | 1302 | 5 |
| 6 | Stanford (2-0) | 1273 | 6 |
| 7 | Houston (3-0) | 1235 | 7 |
| 8 | Michigan State (2-0) | 1156 | 8 |
| 9 | Washington (3-0) | 1065 | 9 |
| 10 | Wisconsin (3-0) | 872 | 12 |
| 11 | Georgia (3-0) | 847 | 13 |
| 12 | Tennessee (3-0) | 805 | 15 |
| 13 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 791 | 20 |
| 14 | Florida State (2-1) | 742 | 2 |
| 15 | Baylor (3-0) | 658 | 19 |
| 16 | Florida (3-0) | 598 | 23 |
| 17 | LSU (2-1) | 522 | 22 |
| 18 | Arkansas (3-0) | 500 | 24 |
| 19 | Miami (FL) (3-0) | 441 | 25 |
| 20 | Nebraska (3-0) | 373 | NR |
| 21 | Ole Miss (1-2) | 166 | 17 |
| 21 | TCU (2-1) | 166 | NR |
| 23 | Utah (3-0) | 155 | NR |
| 24 | Texas (2-1) | 143 | 16 |
| 25 | Iowa (2-1) | 140 | 11 |
Others: Oklahoma (106) , North Carolina (95) , San Diego State (87) , UCLA (81) , Boise State (62) , Oregon (50) , Oklahoma State (46) , Arizona State (34) , South Florida (32) , Georgia Tech (28) , Notre Dame (23) , West Virginia (19) , Western Michigan (16) , Minnesota (11) , Navy (10) , Central Michigan (6) , Toledo (6) , California (6) , Maryland (4) , Kansas State (4) , Memphis (4) , Auburn (2) , Army West Point (2) , Western Kentucky (2)
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| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/18/2016 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (3-0) | 1510 (50) | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State (3-0) | 1442 (4) | 3 |
| 3 | Louisville (3-0) | 1406 (6) | 10 |
| 4 | Michigan (3-0) | 1277 (1) | 4 |
| 5 | Clemson (3-0) | 1258 | 5 |
| 6 | Houston (3-0) | 1245 | 6 |
| 7 | Stanford (2-0) | 1195 | 7 |
| 8 | Michigan State (2-0) | 1084 | 12 |
| 9 | Washington (3-0) | 1040 | 8 |
| 10 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 890 | 17 |
| 11 | Wisconsin (3-0) | 828 | 9 |
| 12 | Georgia (3-0) | 726 | 16 |
| 13 | Florida State (2-1) | 722 | 2 |
| 14 | Tennessee (3-0) | 707 | 15 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) (3-0) | 565 | 25 |
| 16 | Baylor (3-0) | 529 | 21 |
| 17 | Arkansas (3-0) | 528 | 24 |
| 18 | LSU (2-1) | 517 | 20 |
| 19 | Florida (3-0) | 479 | 23 |
| 20 | Nebraska (3-0) | 420 | NR |
| 21 | Texas (2-1) | 196 | 11 |
| 22 | San Diego State (3-0) | 183 | NR |
| 23 | Ole Miss (1-2) | 172 | 19 |
| 24 | Utah (3-0) | 154 | NR |
| 25 | Oklahoma (1-2) | 139 | 14 |
Others: TCU (132) , UCLA (74) , North Dakota State (74) , Boise State (69) , Iowa (47) , California (44) , Oklahoma State (42) , Notre Dame (32) , Oregon (23) , Georgia Tech (17) , North Carolina (17) , Central Michigan (16) , South Florida (7) , Toledo (6) , Western Michigan (6) , Maryland (3) , Arizona State (3) , Virginia Tech (1)
