BTN.com staff, September 17, 2017
The Big Ten has four teams ranked in the top 10 in the latest AP and Coaches polls, released Sunday.
No. 4/No. 4 Penn State, up one spot this week, paces the Big Ten, while No. 8/No. 8 Michigan, No. 9/No. 10 Wisconsin and No. 10/No. 9 Ohio State round out the ranked Big Ten teams.
View both polls below.
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/17/2017 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (3-0) | 1504 (45) | 1 |
| 2 | Clemson (3-0) | 1446 (15) | 3 |
| 3 | Oklahoma (3-0) | 1432 (1) | 2 |
| 4 | Penn State (3-0) | 1306 | 5 |
| 5 | USC (3-0) | 1241 | 4 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State (3-0) | 1154 | 9 |
| 7 | Washington (3-0) | 1141 | 6 |
| 8 | Michigan (3-0) | 1081 | 7 |
| 9 | Wisconsin (3-0) | 1031 | 10 |
| 10 | Ohio State (2-1) | 1015 | 8 |
| 11 | Georgia (3-0) | 940 | 13 |
| 12 | Florida State (0-1) | 922 | 11 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech (3-0) | 730 | 16 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) (1-0) | 606 | 17 |
| 15 | Auburn (2-1) | 596 | 15 |
| 16 | TCU (3-0) | 553 | 20 |
| 17 | Mississippi State (3-0) | 532 | NR |
| 18 | Washington State (3-0) | 419 | 21 |
| 19 | Louisville (2-1) | 356 | 14 |
| 20 | Florida (1-1) | 308 | 24 |
| 21 | South Florida (3-0) | 272 | 22 |
| 22 | San Diego State (3-0) | 201 | NR |
| 23 | Utah (3-0) | 194 | NR |
| 24 | Oregon (3-0) | 158 | NR |
| 25 | LSU (2-1) | 153 | 12 |
Others: West Virginia (114) , Colorado (93) , Maryland (84) , Vanderbilt (83) , Notre Dame (57) , Memphis (21) , California (19) , Stanford (16) , Kentucky (11) , Duke (10) , Kansas State (10) , Tennessee (6) , Texas Tech (4) , Wake Forest (2) , Iowa (2) , Michigan State (1) , Houston (1)
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| Coaches' Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/17/2017 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (3-0) | 1618 (59) | 1 |
| 2 | Clemson (3-0) | 1535 (6) | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma (3-0) | 1505 | 3 |
| 4 | Penn State (3-0) | 1364 | 5 |
| 5 | USC (3-0) | 1348 | 4 |
| 6 | Washington (3-0) | 1277 | 6 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State (3-0) | 1219 | 8 |
| 8 | Michigan (3-0) | 1171 | 7 |
| 9 | Ohio State (2-1) | 1052 | 9 |
| 10 | Wisconsin (3-0) | 1032 | 12 |
| 11 | Florida State (0-1) | 985 | 10 |
| 12 | Georgia (3-0) | 978 | 13 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech (3-0) | 775 | 16 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) (1-0) | 659 | 15 |
| 15 | TCU (3-0) | 602 | 20 |
| 16 | Auburn (2-1) | 555 | 17 |
| 17 | South Florida (3-0) | 446 | 21 |
| 18 | Washington State (3-0) | 441 | 22 |
| 19 | Mississippi State (3-0) | 412 | NR |
| 20 | Louisville (2-1) | 382 | 14 |
| 21 | Utah (3-0) | 324 | 24 |
| 22 | Florida (1-1) | 312 | 25 |
| 23 | LSU (2-1) | 243 | 11 |
| 24 | Oregon (3-0) | 208 | NR |
| 25 | San Diego State (3-0) | 141 | NR |
Others: West Virginia (100) , Vanderbilt (92) , Colorado (84) , Maryland (48) , Kansas State (45) , Memphis (36) , Notre Dame (24) , California (18) , Kentucky (18) , Minnesota (14) , Stanford (11) , North Carolina State (9) , Houston (9) , Duke (8) , Navy (7) , Iowa (6) , Tennessee (3) , Wake Forest (2) , Michigan State (2) , Boise State (2) , Appalachian State (2) , Arkansas (1)
