What IS total bullcrap are the ESPN bowl projections: so, Wisky is expected to blow out Sparty, thus Wisconsin gets a Rose Bowl bid and... Michigan, which the Spartans have firmly defeated 4 years in a row, and which is a game behind MSU in the Legends Division, would then get a notch into the Sugar Bowl???? Sorry, the ES ain't buying it. If there was ever, EVER, any incentive for Dantonio and the Spartans, thank you to ESPN.
As for the BCS, Michigan State moved up to #13... but is a solid #9 in the coaches' poll (USA Today) and #11 in the AP media poll.
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (59) | 12-0 | 1475 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 | 1411 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 11-1 | 1291 |
| 4 | Stanford | 11-1 | 1289 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 1245 |
| 6 | Houston | 12-0 | 1096 |
| 7 | Oregon | 10-2 | 1041 |
| 8 | Boise State | 10-1 | 1033 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 10-2 | 941 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 10-2 | 937 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 882 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 10-2 | 852 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 833 |
| 14 | Georgia | 10-2 | 816 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 9-2 | 681 |
| 16 | Michigan | 10-2 | 658 |
| 17 | TCU | 9-2 | 534 |
| 18 | Baylor | 8-3 | 457 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 9-3 | 390 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 8-3 | 295 |
| 21 | Clemson | 9-3 | 286 |
| 22 | Penn State | 9-3 | 192 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | 10-2 | 173 |
| 24 | Florida State | 8-4 | 86 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 8-3 | 56 |
- Dropped from rankings: Georgia Tech 21, Notre Dame 24, Virginia 25
- Others receiving votes: Texas 51, Georgia Tech 42, Brigham Young 29, Notre Dame 29, Northern Illinois 19, Missouri 16, Arkansas State 13, Ohio 8, Virginia 8, Rutgers 6, Louisiana Tech 4
