BTN.com staff, October 22, 2017
Michigan, fresh off its 42-13 loss at Penn State, suffered a steep slide in the latest AP and Coaches polls, released Sunday.
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The Wolverines fell out of the AP poll and dropped 10 sport to No. 25 in the Coaches poll.
The rest of the Big Ten's ranked teams stayed put (No. 2/No. 2 Penn State; No. 5/No. 5 Wisconsin; No. 6/No. 6 Ohio State) or moved up (No. 16/No. 18 Michigan State).
View both polls below.
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 10/22/2017 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (8-0) | 1525 (61) | 1 |
| 2 | Penn State (7-0) | 1444 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia (7-0) | 1409 | 3 |
| 4 | TCU (7-0) | 1327 | 4 |
| 5 | Wisconsin (7-0) | 1241 | 5 |
| 6 | Ohio State (6-1) | 1165 | 6 |
| 7 | Clemson (6-1) | 1113 | 7 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) (6-0) | 1101 | 8 |
| 9 | Notre Dame (6-1) | 1066 | 13 |
| 10 | Oklahoma (6-1) | 1040 | 9 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State (6-1) | 894 | 10 |
| 12 | Washington (6-1) | 836 | 12 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech (6-1) | 791 | 14 |
| 14 | North Carolina State (6-1) | 666 | 16 |
| 15 | Washington State (7-1) | 648 | 15 |
| 16 | Michigan State (6-1) | 615 | 18 |
| 17 | South Florida (7-0) | 604 | 16 |
| 18 | UCF (6-0) | 500 | 20 |
| 19 | Auburn (6-2) | 397 | 21 |
| 20 | Stanford (5-2) | 344 | 22 |
| 21 | USC (6-2) | 319 | 11 |
| 22 | West Virginia (5-2) | 196 | 23 |
| 23 | LSU (6-2) | 182 | 24 |
| 24 | Memphis (6-1) | 111 | 25 |
| 25 | Iowa State (5-2) | 98 | NR |
Others: Texas A&M (74) , Michigan (60) , Mississippi State (43) , San Diego State (7) , Georgia Tech (5) , South Carolina (2) , Toledo (1) , Marshall (1)
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| Coaches' Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 10/22/2017 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (8-0) | 1600 (64) | 1 |
| 2 | Penn State (7-0) | 1520 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia (7-0) | 1463 | 3 |
| 4 | TCU (7-0) | 1385 | 4 |
| 5 | Wisconsin (7-0) | 1343 | 5 |
| 6 | Ohio State (6-1) | 1244 | 6 |
| 7 | Clemson (6-1) | 1173 | 8 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) (6-0) | 1172 | 7 |
| 9 | Oklahoma (6-1) | 1084 | 9 |
| 10 | Notre Dame (6-1) | 951 | 16 |
| 11 | Washington (6-1) | 931 | 12 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State (6-1) | 926 | 11 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech (6-1) | 818 | 14 |
| 14 | South Florida (7-0) | 730 | 13 |
| 15 | North Carolina State (6-1) | 683 | 17 |
| 16 | Washington State (7-1) | 636 | 18 |
| 17 | UCF (6-0) | 561 | 20 |
| 18 | Michigan State (6-1) | 560 | 19 |
| 19 | Auburn (6-2) | 455 | 21 |
| 20 | Stanford (5-2) | 367 | 22 |
| 21 | USC (6-2) | 321 | 10 |
| 22 | West Virginia (5-2) | 211 | 23 |
| 23 | LSU (6-2) | 178 | 25 |
| 24 | Texas A&M (5-2) | 151 | 24 |
| 25 | Michigan (5-2) | 121 | 15 |
Others: Memphis (119) , Iowa State (32) , Mississippi State (19) , South Carolina (9) , Georgia Tech (8) , Arizona (6) , Kentucky (4) , Colorado State (4) , Navy (3) , Boise State (3) , Marshall (3) , Arizona State (2) , Syracuse (1) , Florida (1) , Appalachian State (1) , Troy (1)
