Saturday did not go as planned for Michigan State as they went into Purdue unprepared and ended up losing the game 40-29.
Michigan, on the other hand, handled their business at home by easily disposing of Indiana by a score or 29-7.
The latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll has been released and as you can see, Michigan moved up to No. 8 while Michigan State fell to No. 9.
Here is the full rankings.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 9-0 | 1600 | 64 | 1 | — | 1/5 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-1 | 1483 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1/5 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 9-0 | 1430 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2/10 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 9-0 | 1423 | 0 | 4 | — | 2/5 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 8-1 | 1356 | 0 | 5 | — | 3/12 |
| 6 | Oregon | 8-1 | 1291 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3/12 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 8-1 | 1182 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7/13 |
| 8 | Michigan | 8-1 | 1099 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6/NR |
| 9 | Michigan State | 8-1 | 1074 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 6/NR |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 8-1 | 1045 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9/23 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 7-2 | 1023 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5/NR |
| 12 | Mississippi | 7-2 | 862 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 9/25 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 8-1 | 769 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 9/NR |
| 14 | Iowa | 7-2 | 636 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2/18 |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 8-2 | 552 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 10/NR |
| 16 | Texas-San Antonio | 9-0 | 525 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 16/NR |
| 17 | Houston | 8-1 | 472 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Baylor | 7-2 | 449 | 0 | 13 | -5 | 13/NR |
| 19 | NC State | 7-2 | 445 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 18/NR |
| 20 | Auburn | 6-3 | 382 | 0 | 14 | -6 | 14/NR |
| 21 | Coastal Carolina | 8-1 | 335 | 0 | 21 | — | 15/24 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 7-2 | 293 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 19/NR |
| 23 | Penn State | 6-3 | 249 | 0 | 23 | — | 4/23 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 6-3 | 177 | 0 | NR | 7 | 15/NR |
| 25 | UL Lafayette | 8-1 | 164 | 0 | NR | 1 | 23/NR |
Dropped Out:
No. 17 Kentucky; No. 24 Southern Methodist.
Others receiving votes:
Arkansas 116; San Diego State 103; Purdue 77; Kentucky 74; Utah 34; Iowa State 21; Appalachian State 19; Southern Methodist 18; Minnesota 10; Nevada 3; Fresno State 3; Clemson 3; Tennessee 2; Arizona State 1.
