Note: MLive's Aaron McMann is one of two writers in the state of Michigan with a vote in the weekly AP Top 25 college football poll.
The nice thing about having a vote every week is getting to track some of these other programs and the quality of their wins.
Because neither Michigan nor Michigan State turned in an impressive performance on Saturday.
Michigan stormed back from a 17-0 deficit on the road to edge Northwestern, 20-17, while it took MSU a full quarter and a half to turn on the jets against Central Michigan.