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Tuesday, September 06, 2011

MSU up a notch to #16

Fascinating how a ho-hum win (28-6) against a ho-hum oppenent (Youngstown State) equals a smidgeon above the status quo.  MSU doesn't move in the AP, but up a notch in the USA Today poll.

USA Today Poll
RKTEAMRECORDPTS
1Oklahoma (43)1-01454
2Alabama (9)1-01412
3LSU (7)1-01366
4Florida State1-01198
5Boise State1-01197
6Stanford1-01180
7Oklahoma State1-01038
8Texas A&M1-0997
9Wisconsin1-0988
10Nebraska1-0910
11Virginia Tech1-0863
12South Carolina1-0827
13Arkansas1-0786
14Oregon0-1752
15Ohio State1-0686
16Michigan State1-0584
17Mississippi State1-0497
18Florida1-0375
19Missouri1-0309
20Penn State1-0247
21Texas1-0231
22Auburn1-0197
23Arizona State1-0189
24West Virginia1-0185
25TCU0-1140

Dropped from rankings:
Notre Dame 18, Georgia 22

Others receiving votes:
Baylor 117, South Florida 97, Iowa 44, Utah 42, Georgia 35, Houston 31, Northwestern 30, Arizona 28, UCF 18, Hawaii 17, North Carolina 15, Michigan 15, NORIL 13, Clemson 13, Southern Miss 12, Air Force 10, Notre Dame 8, Tennessee 5, Brigham Young 4, Maryland 4, Georgia Tech 3, Washington 3, Texas Tech 1, California 1, Cincinnati 1