Both the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans handled their business on Saturday afternoon and they have each been rewarded by moving up a spot in the latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, which was released on Sunday.
As you can see below, the Wolverines are up to No. 7, while the Spartans are up to No. 8.
Here are the rankings.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 10-0 | 1550 | 62 | 1 | — | 1/5 |
| 2 | Alabama | 9-1 | 1464 | 0 | 2 | — | 1/5 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 10-0 | 1401 | 0 | 3 | — | 2/10 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 9-1 | 1363 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3/12 |
| 5 | Oregon | 9-1 | 1320 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3/12 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 1181 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6/13 |
| 7 | Michigan | 9-1 | 1153 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6/NR |
| 8 | Michigan State | 9-1 | 1139 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6/NR |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 9-1 | 1102 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9/23 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 8-2 | 948 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9/25 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 9-1 | 878 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 2/11 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 9-1 | 847 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9/NR |
| 13 | Baylor | 8-2 | 826 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13/NR |
| 14 | Iowa | 8-2 | 637 | 0 | 14 | — | 2/18 |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 8-2 | 605 | 0 | 15 | — | 10/NR |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 7-3 | 560 | 0 | 11 | -5 | 5/NR |
| 17 | Houston | 9-1 | 541 | 0 | 17 | — | 17/NR |
| 18 | Texas-San Antonio | 10-0 | 528 | 0 | 16 | -2 | 16/NR |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 8-2 | 446 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 7-3 | 407 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 15/NR |
| 21 | UL Lafayette | 9-1 | 239 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Arkansas | 7-3 | 212 | 0 | NR | 4 | 11/NR |
| 23 | San Diego State | 9-1 | 210 | 0 | NR | 4 | 20/NR |
| 24 | NC State | 7-3 | 138 | 0 | 19 | -5 | 18/NR |
| 25 | Utah | 7-3 | 133 | 0 | NR | 5 | 18/NR |
Dropped Out:
No. 20 Auburn; No. 21 Coastal Carolina; No. 23 Penn State.
Others Receiving Votes:
Kentucky 113; Southern Methodist 45; Coastal Carolina 34; Appalachian State 31; Mississippi State 26; Penn State 20; Auburn 18; Utah State 9; Purdue 7; Louisville 5; Kansas State 4; Fresno State 4; Clemson 4; Arizona State 2.
