[nfbmi-talk] Newsline Fix: College Football Rankings

[Fred Wurtzel]

>From the Detroit News.

 

Michigan State No. 5 in both polls, BCS rankings

The Detroit News / The Detroit News

Michigan State jumped three places to No. 5 in the Associated Press college
football

poll Sunday and from seventh to fifth in the BCS standings following the
Spartans'

35-27

win

 over Northwestern.

The

Spartans

 (8-0) also are fifth in the USA Today coaches' poll. Michigan (5-2), which
was idle

on Saturday, is unranked in the AP poll and No. 25 in the coaches' poll.

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Oregon, which was idle, retained its No. 1 ranking in both polls.

Here is the AP poll:

1. Oregon, 7-0

2.

Boise State

, 6-0

3. Auburn, 8-0

4. TCU, 8-0

5.

Michigan State

, 8-0

6. Alabama, 7-1

7. Missouri, 7-0

8. Utah, 7-0

9. Wisconsin, 7-1

10. Ohio State, 7-1

11. Oklahoma, 6-1

12. LSU, 7-1

13. Stanford, 6-1

14. Nebraska, 6-1

15. Arizona, 6-1

16. Florida State, 6-1

17. South Carolina, 5-2

18. Iowa, 5-2

19. Arkansas, 5-2

20.

Oklahoma State

, 6-1

21. Virginia Tech, 6-2

22. Miami, 5-2

23. Mississippi State, 6-2

24. Southern Cal, 5-2

25. Baylor, 6-2

Here is the coaches' poll:

1. Oregon, 7-0

2. Boise State, 6-0

3. Auburn, 8-0

4. TCU, 8-0

5. Michigan State, 8-0

6. Alabama, 7-1

7. Utah, 7-0

8. Missouri, 7-0

9. Wisconsin, 7-1

10. Ohio State, 7-1

11. Oklahoma, 6-1

12. Nebraska, 6-1

13. LSU, 7-1

14. Stanford, 6-1

15. Florida State, 6-1

16. Arizona, 6-1

17. South Carolina, 5-2

18. Arkansas, 5-2

19. Iowa, 5-2

20. Oklahoma State, 6-1

21. Virginia Tech, 6-2

22. Miami, 5-2

23. Mississippi State, 6-2

24. Baylor, 6-2

25. Michigan, 5-2

Here are the BCS rankings:

1. Auburn

2. Oregon

3. Boise State

4. TCU

5. Michigan St.

6. Missouri

7. Alabama

8. Utah

9. Oklahoma

10. Wisconsin

11. Ohio State

12. LSU

13. Stanford

14. Nebraska

15. Arizona

16. Florida State

17. Oklahoma St.

18. Iowa

19. Arkansas

20. S. Carolina

21. Miss. St.

22. Miami

23. Virginia Tech

24. Nevada

25. Baylor