The Michigan State Spartans are favored by a FG for the home tilt against the overrated #10 Wolvies. #15 Illinois is favored by 4 at home over the Buckeyes. #25 JoePa is favored by 13 at home over Purdon't. Iowa is favored by 6 at home over Northwestern. And.... poor ole Indiana, the Hoosiers are a 39-pt dog to #4 Wisconsin.
Notably, while the ES was gone, Michigan State moved up to #19 in the coaches (USA Today) poll, and #23 in the media (AP) poll. The USA Today poll is below.
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 5-0 | 1434 |
| 2 | LSU (15) | 6-0 | 1409 |
| 3 | Alabama (11) | 6-0 | 1399 |
| 4 | Wisconsin (1) | 5-0 | 1244 |
| 5 | Stanford | 5-0 | 1232 |
| 6 | Boise State | 5-0 | 1170 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 1168 |
| 8 | Clemson | 6-0 | 1046 |
| 9 | Oregon | 4-1 | 995 |
| 10 | Michigan | 6-0 | 891 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 5-1 | 871 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 6-0 | 805 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 5-1 | 678 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 5-1 | 671 |
| 15 | Illinois | 6-0 | 634 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 528 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 523 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 5-0 | 462 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 4-1 | 431 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 343 |
| 21 | Texas | 4-1 | 243 |
| 22 | Houston | 6-0 | 200 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 3-2 | 198 |
| 24 | Baylor | 4-1 | 185 |
| 25 | Penn State | 5-1 | 77 |
- Dropped from rankings: Florida 18, Florida State 22, Auburn 23
- Others receiving votes: Florida 72, Washington 52, North Carolina 43, Auburn 33, Notre Dame 31, South Florida 30, Wake Forest 22, Georgia 15, Southern Methodist 11, Texas Tech 9, Rutgers 8, Southern Miss 7, TCU 4, Hawaii 1,
