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Michigan football, Michigan State slip despite wins in USA TODAY poll

Michigan football and Michigan State football came away with wins on Saturday.

But the voters in the USA TODAY Coaches' poll weren't terribly impressed.

Both the Wolverines and Spartans dropped a spot in this week's rankings, released Sunday afternoon. U-M (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) went from 15th to 16th. MSU (3-1, 1-0) went from 18th to 19th.

Michigan came from behind to beat Northwestern, 20-17, in Evanston, Ill. MSU took care of Central Michigan, 31-20.

Alabama remains No. 1 in the poll, but Clemson, which struggled to beat Syracuse at home, dropped from No.