Pollin' It: Michigan Sitting At The Back End After A Chaotic Weekend

AP Poll:

Rank	Team	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Alabama (55)	7-0	1,495	1
2	Oregon (3)	7-0	1,427	2
3	Florida State (2)	6-0	1,395	5
4	Ohio State	7-0	1,309	4
5	Missouri	7-0	1,197	14
6	Baylor	6-0	1,189	12
7	Miami (FL)	6-0	1,130	10
8	Stanford	6-1	1,118	13
9	Clemson	6-1	927	3
10	Texas Tech	7-0	904	16
11	Auburn	6-1	867	24
12	UCLA	5-1	832	9
13	LSU	6-2	739	6
14	Texas A&M	5-2	683	7
15	Fresno State	6-0	550	17
16	Virginia Tech	6-1	509	19
17	Oklahoma	6-1	501	18
18	Louisville	6-1	428	8
19	Oklahoma State	5-1	382	21
20	South Carolina	5-2	381	11
21	UCF	5-1	345	NR
22	Wisconsin	5-2	258	25
23	Northern Illinois	7-0	220	23
24	Michigan	6-1	169	NR
25	Nebraska	5-1	117	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 108, Notre Dame 82, Oregon State 79, Michigan State 73, Georgia 30, Mississippi 27, Florida 17, Washington 4, Utah 4, Texas 2, Ball State 1, Brigham Young 1

Coaches Poll

(USA Today is having technical problems, so chart this week)

1. Alabama (7-0) (57 first-place votes)

2. Oregon (7-0) (4)

3. Florida State (6-0) (1)

4. Ohio State (7-0)

5. Baylor (6-0)

6. Miami (Fla.) (6-0)

7. Missouri (7-0)

8. Stanford (6-1)

9. Texas Tech (7-0)

10. Clemson (6-1)

11. UCLA (5-1)

12. Oklahoma (6-1)

13. (tie) Oklahoma State (5-1)

13. (tie) LSU (6-2)

15. Texas A&M (5-2)

16. Louisville (6-1)

17. Auburn (6-1)

18. Fresno State (6-0)

19. Virginia Tech (6-1)

20. South Carolina (5-2)

21. Nebraska (5-1)

22. Northern Illinois (7-0)

23. Michigan (6-1)

24. Wisconsin (5-2)

25. Central Florida (5-1)

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That was quite a weekend, wasn't it?

Every year the status quo in college football can only hang on so long before everything falls apart.  Last weekend three unbeatens, including Michigan, went down, but that was only a prelude to this week's madness.  Five of the top ten lost, the SEC is in total disarray, and even the Big Ten saw some of its preconceived notions thrown out the window as Ohio State had to fight out a win late against Iowa and Northwestern lost to Minnesota.

The Big Ten has four teams in the polls.  Ohio State is fourth in both after being jumped (and deservedly so) by Florida State after the Noles took Clemson to the woodshed..

The other three teams are all in the 20-25 range:  Michigan (24/23), Wisconsin (22/24), and Nebraska (25/21).  Michigan State continues to lurk outside the top 25, but waiting until the 11th hour to enter the red zone against Purdue usually isn't a great way to bolster your standings in the eyes of pollsters.

Editor note: Bonus, Harris Poll time:

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Alabama (95)	7-0	2615
2	Oregon (8)	7-0	2520
3	Florida State (2)	6-0	2401
4	Ohio State	7-0	2321
5	Baylor	6-0	2038
6	Missouri	7-0	2026
7	Miami (FL)	6-0	2008
8	Stanford	6-1	1952
9	Texas Tech	7-0	1662
10	Clemson	6-1	1616
11	UCLA	5-1	1323
12	LSU	6-2	1212
13	Texas A&M	5-2	1177
14	Oklahoma	6-1	1110
15	Auburn	6-1	1105
16	Louisville	6-1	1046
17	Oklahoma State	5-1	951
18	Fresno State	6-0	920
19	Virginia Tech	6-1	841
20	South Carolina	5-2	673
21	Northern Illinois	7-0	518
22	Michigan	6-1	415
23	Nebraska	5-1	414
24	Wisconsin	5-2	281
25	Central Florida	5-1	238

Other teams receiving votes: Michigan State 196; Oregon State 168; Arizona State 124; Georgia 113; Notre Dame 61; Florida 30; Mississippi 21; Texas 14; Ball State 8; Houston 4; Washington 2; Boise State 1. Dropped out of Top 25: Georgia, Florida, Washington.

Not much different in this one.  The Big Ten's trailing three still sit in the 22-25 range and Ohio State is the fourth of four serious BCS title game challengers (as of now, but Baylor is probably going to have something to say about that soon).