BTN.com staff, January 10, 2017
Bowl season didn't go as planned for the Big Ten, which went 3-7, including a 1-3 clip in New Year's Six games.
But the voters knew how good the Big Ten was all season, and that fact was evident in the final AP poll that includes a quartet of Big Ten teams in the top 10.
No. 6 Ohio State leads the way, as it did much of the season, while No. 7 Penn State, the Big Ten champion, No. 9 Wisconsin and No. 10 Michigan round out the top 10.
See the full poll below.
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 1/10/2017 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Clemson (14-1) | 1500 (60) | 3 |
| 2 | Alabama (14-1) | 1440 | 1 |
| 3 | USC (10-3) | 1292 | 9 |
| 4 | Washington (12-2) | 1277 | 4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma (11-2) | 1252 | 7 |
| 6 | Ohio State (11-2) | 1240 | 2 |
| 7 | Penn State (11-3) | 1130 | 5 |
| 8 | Florida State (10-3) | 1105 | 10 |
| 9 | Wisconsin (11-3) | 1032 | 8 |
| 10 | Michigan (10-3) | 1001 | 6 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State (10-3) | 920 | 13 |
| 12 | Stanford (10-3) | 730 | 16 |
| 13 | LSU (8-4) | 651 | 19 |
| 14 | Florida (9-4) | 640 | 20 |
| 15 | Western Michigan (13-1) | 619 | 12 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech (10-4) | 610 | 18 |
| 17 | Colorado (10-4) | 585 | 11 |
| 18 | West Virginia (10-3) | 368 | 14 |
| 19 | South Florida (11-2) | 358 | 25 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) (9-4) | 338 | NR |
| 21 | Louisville (9-4) | 277 | 15 |
| 22 | Tennessee (9-4) | 253 | NR |
| 23 | Utah (9-4) | 222 | NR |
| 24 | Auburn (8-5) | 206 | 17 |
| 25 | San Diego State (11-3) | 113 | NR |
Others: Kansas State (83) , Georgia Tech (47) , Nebraska (38) , Western Kentucky (32) , Air Force (30) , Pittsburgh (21) , Boise State (19) , Iowa (14) , Minnesota (12) , Tulsa (10) , BYU (9) , North Carolina (8) , Temple (8) , Houston (8) , Washington State (1) , Navy (1)
