Michigan State advances to #20 in coaches poll The Enlightened Spartan: Michigan State advances to #20 in coaches poll

Sunday, October 02, 2011

Michigan State advances to #20 in coaches poll

Spartans move up to #20 in USA Today coaches poll...
Oct. 2, 2011
Rank
Team (first-place votes)
Record
Points
Last week's poll
1.
Oklahoma (27)
4-0
1,421
1
2.
Alabama (21)
5-0
1,410
2t
3.
LSU (10)
5-0
1,408
2t
4.
4-0
1,237
4
5.
5-0
1,236
7
6.
4-0
1,186
5
7.
Oklahoma State
4-0
1,162
6
8.
5-0
1,028
15
9.
3-1
1,017
11
10.
Texas
4-0
879
17
11.
5-0
808
19
12.
Arkansas
4-1
788
18
13.
Georgia Tech
5-0
728
21
14.
South Carolina
4-1
559
9
15.
4-1
557
8
16.
Illinois
5-0
541
22
17.
Virginia Tech
4-1
470
10
18.
4-0
456
12
19.
4-1
436
23
20.
Michigan State
4-1
366
25
21.
Kansas State
4-0
264
NR
22.
2-2
229
24
23.
4-1
217
NR
24.
Arizona State
4-1
177
NR
25.
Texas A&M
2-2
160
13

Dropped out
No. 14 South Florida (4-1, lost to Pittsburgh 44-17), No. 16 Baylor (3-1, lost to then-unranked Kansas State 36-35), No. 20 TCU (3-2, lost to Southern Methodist 40-33 OT).

Others receiving votes
Houston (5-0) 97; Baylor (3-1) 90; Texas Tech (4-0) 68; South Florida (4-1) 49; Penn State (4-1) 37; Washington (4-1) 30; Notre Dame (3-2) 13; Pittsburgh (3-2) 11; North Carolina (4-1) 10; Southern Methodist (4-1) 10; Tennessee (3-1) 6; Iowa (3-1) 5; Air Force (3-1) 3; Southern Mississippi (4-1) 3; Cincinnati (4-1) 1; Duke (3-2) 1; Ohio State (3-2) 1.