As expected following a 42–27 upset win over then-No. 2 Ohio State, Michigan made the biggest move in the latest AP Top 25 poll, jumping from fifth to second.
Saturday's win was the Wolverines' first over their bitter rivals since 2011, and has Michigan on the verge of its first College Football Playoff appearance. Standing in the way is No. 15 Iowa in the Big Ten championship game after now-unranked Wisconsin's loss to Minnesota.
Oklahoma State also received a boost from its rivalry weekend with the Cowboys jumping up into fifth. Oklahoma State scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat No.