The Michigan State Spartans are ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press top-25 football poll and No. 11 in the Coaches Poll this week.
MSU opened the season ranked No. 15 in the preseason AP Poll and No. 14 in the preseason Coaches Poll.
AP Poll
Four Big Ten teams are ranked in the AP Top 25 this week. Michigan State moved up one spot to No. 14. Three Big Ten teams also received votes.
Full AP Results:
- Alabama (44 first-place votes)
- Georgia (17)
- Michigan
- Clemson
- Texas A&M
- Oklahoma
- Notre Dame
- Baylor
- USC
- Oklahoma State
- Florida
- Utah
- Miami
- Arkansas
- Pittsburgh
- North Carolina State
- Kentucky
- BYU
- Ole Miss
- Wake Forest
- Tennessee
- Houston
Others Receiving Votes:
Oregon 131, Penn State 122, Texas 118, Cincinnati 63, Florida State 42, Fresno State 22, UCF 22, Minnesota 22, Kansas State 18, Auburn 15, Mississippi State 10, Air Force 8, Oregon State 5, North Carolina 3, South Carolina 2, Purdue 1, UCLA 1, Arizona 1
USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll
The Big Ten features four teams in the Coaches Poll top-25 rankings.