The Wildcats passed Baylor
Northwestern moved up one more spot in both the Amway Coaches Poll and AP Poll this week, rising from 13 last week to 12 this week. The Wildcats were inactive as it was Championship Week around the nation, but moved up one spot thanks to Baylor falling to lowly Texas. Although these polls don't matter for much-- the bowl selection isn't determined with these polls-- this is the highest the Wildcats have been ranked in both polls all season.
Here are the full polls for both the AP and Coaches:
| Ranking | AP Top 25 | Coaches Poll |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson (51) | Clemson (55) |
| 2 | Alabama (9) | Alabama (5) |
| 3 | Michigan State (1) | Oklahoma |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Michigan State |
| 5 | Stanford | Ohio State |
| 6 | Iowa | Stanford |
| 7 | Ohio State | Iowa |
| 8 | Notre Dame | Florida State |
| 9 | Florida State | Notre Dame |
| 10 | North Carolina | TCU |
| 11 | TCU | North Carolina |
| 12 | Northwestern | Northwestern |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | Houston | Oregon |
| 15 | Oregon | Mississippi |
| 16 | Mississippi | Houston |
| 17 | Michigan | Michigan |
| 18 | Baylor | Florida |
| 19 | Florida | Baylor |
| 20 | Utah | Utah |
| 21 | Navy | LSU |
| 22 | LSU | Navy |
| 23 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 24 | Temple | Temple |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | Georgia |