Also in the Big Ten, Purdue has jumped to an 11-point home favorite over the soon-to-be-coachless Illinois Zooks; Northwestern is favored by 7 at home over Indiana; Ohio State is favored by 17 at home over Minny; Joe Pa is favored by 4 at scUM.
Michigan State is receiving some love from the coaching ranks, as it now has 5 "Also Considered" votes in the USA Today Poll. It's creeping back up with its 3 straight wins.
USA Today Poll - October 18, 2009
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (49) | 6-0 | 1464 |
| 2 | Alabama (9) | 7-0 | 1398 |
| 3 | Texas (1) | 6-0 | 1386 |
| 4 | USC | 5-1 | 1237 |
| 5 | Boise State | 6-0 | 1153 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 1104 |
| 7 | TCU | 6-0 | 1069 |
| 8 | Iowa | 7-0 | 1037 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 998 |
| 10 | LSU | 5-1 | 995 |
| 11 | Penn State | 6-1 | 894 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 5-1 | 795 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 6-1 | 779 |
| 14 | Oregon | 5-1 | 769 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 672 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 6-1 | 577 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 5-2 | 481 |
| 17 | Houston | 5-1 | 421 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 6-1 | 328 |
| 20 | Utah | 5-1 | 300 |
| 21 | Kansas | 5-1 | 222 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 188 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5-2 | 142 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | 132 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 4-2 | 114 |
Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 17, Oklahoma 18, South Florida 21, Missouri 24, Notre Dame 25
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 113, South Florida 104, Nebraska 84, Central Michigan 34, Notre Dame 31, Boston College 26, Wisconsin 26, Arkansas 19, Michigan 13, Georgia 12, Missouri 11, Oregon State 10, Idaho 8, Auburn 8, California 7, Arizona 7, Michigan State 5, North Carolina 1, Rutgers 1
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