Northwestern (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) dropped seven spots in the Week 7 Amway Coaches Poll after a 38-0 loss at Michigan (5-1, 2-0). The Wildcats now sit at No. 21 in the poll.
With Michigan's victory, the Wolverines were the biggest riser in the poll, moving up 7 spots to No. 14. Elsewhere in the Big Ten, Ohio State (6-0, 2-0) maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot, while Michigan State (6-0, 2-0), after winning a close game at Rutgers, fell yet again. The Spartans finished at No. 4. Iowa (6-0, 2-0) moved up six spots after defeating Illinois to rise to No.