MSU at #11 in both polls

Just on the outside lookin' in - your Michigan State Spartans are now up to #11 in both polls, the AP and USA Today/coaches polls. MSU is a 24-pt fave at Central Michigan this week.

Here is the AP Poll:

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Alabama (45)	1-0	1481
2	USC (11)	1-0	1435
3	LSU (4)	1-0	1382
4	Oregon	1-0	1295
5	Oklahoma	1-0	1170
6	Florida State	1-0	1135
7	Georgia	1-0	1083
8	Arkansas	1-0	992
9	South Carolina	1-0	980
9	West Virginia	1-0	980
11	Michigan State	1-0	915
12	Clemson	1-0	788
13	Wisconsin	1-0	664
14	Ohio State	1-0	634
15	Virginia Tech	1-0	604
16	Nebraska	1-0	603
17	Texas	1-0	584
18	Oklahoma State	1-0	558
19	Michigan	0-1	446
20	TCU	0-0	355
21	Kansas State	1-0	339
22	Notre Dame	1-0	198
23	Louisville	1-0	190
24	Florida	1-0	145
25	Stanford	1-0	131

Dropped from rankings: Boise State 24

Others receiving votes: Boise State 79, Tennessee 73, Brigham Young 63, North Carolina 48, Baylor 38, Utah 34, Washington 15, Georgia Tech 14, Ohio 10, TEXSTATE 10, Missouri 7, Texas A&M 5, South Florida 5, UCF 4, Mississippi State 3, Auburn 3, Cincinnati 2

Rank: NR. 5-6 Overall/3-5 Big Ten.
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 2	W. MICHIGAN	W, 35-13
Sep. 10	AKRON	W, 52-0
Sep. 17	at Washington	L, 28-39
Sep. 24	MINNESOTA	L, 7-34
Oct. 1	at Maryland	L, 13-27
Oct. 8	OHIO ST.	L, 20-49
Oct. 15	WISCONSIN	W, 34-28 (2ot)
Oct. 29	at Michigan	L, 7-29
Nov. 5	at Illinois	W, 23-15
Nov. 12	RUTGERS	W, 27-21
Nov. 19	INDIANA	L, 31-39 2ot
Nov. 26	at Penn St	4/FS1

Rank: #9 .11-2 Overall, 7-2 B1G Ten PEACH BOWL CHAMPS.
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 3	at N'western	W, 38-21
Sep. 7	Y'GSTOWN ST.	W, 42-14
Sep. 14	at Miami (Fl.)	W, 38-17
Sep. 21	@ Nwestern	W, 31-10
Sep. 28	NEBRASKA	W, 23-20 OT
Oct. 2	W. KENTUCKY	W, 48-31
Oct. 9	at Rutgers	W, 31-13
Oct. 16	at Indiana	W, 20-15
Oct. 30	MICHIGAN	W, 37-33
Nov. 6	at Purdue	L, 29-40
Nov. 13	MARYLAND	W, 40-21
Nov. 20	at Ohio St	L, 7-56
Nov. 27	PENN ST	W, 30-27
Dec.31	Pittsburgh, Peach Bowl	W, 31-21

Rank: None. 2-5 Overall
Date	Opponent	Result
Oct. 24	RUTGERS	L, 27-38
Oct. 31	at Michigan	W, 27-24
Nov. 7	at Iowa	L, 7-49
Nov. 14	INDIANA	L, 0-24
Nov. 21	at Maryland	CANCELED
Nov. 28	N'WESTERN	W, 29-20
Dec. 5	at Ohio St.	L, 12-52
Dec. 12	at Penn St.	L, 24-39

Rank: None. 7-6 Overall, 4-5 B1G Ten
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 30	TULSA	W, 28-7
Sep. 7	W. MICH.	W, 51-17
Sep. 14	ARIZONA ST.	L, 7-10
Sep. 21	@ Nwestern	W, 31-10
Sep. 28	INDIANA	W, 40-31
Oct. 5	at Ohio St.	L, 10-34
Oct. 12	at Wisconsin	L, 0-38
Oct. 26	PENN ST	L, 7-28
Nov. 9	ILLINOIS	L, 34-37
Nov. 16	at Michigan.	L, 10-44
Nov. 23	at Rutgers	W, 27-0
Nov. 30	MARYLAND	W, 19-16
Dec. 27	Wake Forest, Pin Stripe Bowl	W, 27-21

Rank: None. 7-6 Overall, 5-4 B1G Ten
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 31	UTAH ST.	W, 38-31
Sep. 8	at Arizona St.	L, 13-16
Sep. 22	at Indiana	W, 35-21
Sep. 29	CMU	W, 31-20
Oct. 6	N'WESTERN	L, 19-29
Oct. 13	at Penn State	W, 21-17
Oct. 20	MICHIGAN	L, 7-21
Oct. 27	PURDUE	W, 23-13
Nov. 3	at Maryland	W, 24-3
Nov. 10	OHIO ST.	L, 6-26
Nov. 17	at Nebraska	L, 6-9
Nov. 24	RUTGERS	W, 14-10
Dec. 31	vs Oregon, REDBOX BOWL	L, 6-7

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

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Rank: #12 AP, #13 USAT, #17 BCS. 11-3 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. OUTBACK BOWL CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 2	YOUNGSTN ST	W, 28-6
Sep. 10	FLA ATLANTIC	W, 44-0
Sep. 17	at Notre Dame	L, 13-31
Sep. 24	C MICHIGAN	W, 45-7
Oct. 1	at Ohio St	W, 10-7
Oct. 15	MICHIGAN	W, 28-14
Oct. 22	WISCONSIN	W, 37-31
Oct. 29	at Nebraska	L, 3-24
Nov. 5	MINNESOTA	W, 31-24
Nov. 12	at Iowa	W, 37-21
Nov. 19	INDIANA	W, 55-3
Nov. 26	at Northwestern	W, 31-17
Dec. 3	Wisconsin. B1G TEN CHAMPIONSHIP	L, 39-42
Jan. 2	Georgia. OUTBACK BOWL	W, 33-30 (3ot)

Rank: #7 AP/USA. 11-2 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 4	WESTERN MICH.	W, 38-14
Sep. 11	Fla Atlantic (at Ford Field)	W, 30-17
Sep. 18	NOTRE DAME	W, 34-31 (ot)
Sep. 25	NO. COLORADO	W, 45-7
Oct. 2	WISCONSIN	W, 34-24
Oct. 9	at Michigan	W, 34-17
Oct. 16	ILLINOIS (HC)	W, 26-6
Oct. 23	at Northwestern	W, 35-27
Oct. 30	at Iowa	L, 6-37
Nov. 6	MINNESOTA	W, 31-8
Nov. 20	PURDUE	W, 35-31
Nov. 27	at Penn State	W, 28-22
Jan. 1	vs. Alabama (Capitol One Bowl)	L, 7-49