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Oct. 19, 1997
Michigan State Drops in Polls
With its 19-17 loss at Northwestern Saturday, Michigan State dropped three spots in the latest polls. The Spartans currently rank No. 14 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll and No. 15 according to the Associated Press. Here's a look at the latest polls released Sunday:
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
The USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college football
poll, with
number of first-place votes, record in parentheses,
total points and last
week's ranking:
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Nebraska (28) 6-0 1,496 2
2. Penn State (29) 6-0 1,482 1
3. Florida St (3) 6-0 1,450 3
4. North Carolina (1) 7-0 1,342 4
5. Michigan (1) 6-0 1,325 5
6. Florida 6-1 1,219 6
7. Washington 5-1 1,137 8
8. Tennessee 5-1 1,115 9
9. Ohio St 6-1 1,059 12
10. Washington St 6-0 1,006 13
11. Auburn 6-1 833 7
12. Oklahoma St 6-0 828 16
13. Kansas St 5-1 695 20
14. Michigan St 5-1 627 11
15. LSU 5-2 604 15
16. UCLA 5-2 578 18
17. Virginia Tech 5-1 562 19
18. Georgia 5-1 520 21
19. Iowa 4-2 485 15
20. West Virginia 5-1 403 22
21. Texas A&M 5-1 351 14
22. Arizona St 5-2 249 NR
23. Purdue 5-1 237 NR
24. Air Force 7-1 147 17
25. Syracuse 5-3 49 NR
Others Receiving Votes
BYU 47, Toledo 47, Virginia 35, Rice 32, Colorado 27,
Miami of Ohio 26,
Wisconsin 25, Colorado St 24, Mississippi 23, Georgia
Tech 19, New Mexico 13,
So Mississippi 10, Alabama 6, No Carolina St 4,
Clemson 3, Mississippi St 3,
Stanford 2, Wake Forest 2, Kentucky 1, Ohio 1, Tulane 1.
Dropped from Rankings
No. 23 Stanford, No. 24 Wisconsin, No. 25 Georgia Tech
AP Top 25
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll,
with number of
first-place votes and record in parentheses, total
points and last week's
ranking:
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Nebraska (33) 6-0 1,698 2
2. Penn St (26) 6-0 1,668 1
3. Florida St (9) 6-0 1,629 3
4. North Carolina (2) 7-0 1,524 4
5. Michigan 6-0 1,494 5
6. Florida 6-1 1,401 7
7. Washington 5-1 1,264 10
8. Tennessee 5-1 1,253 9
9. Ohio St 6-1 1,222 11
10. Washington St 6-0 1,155 13
11. Auburn 6-1 1,048 6
12. Oklahoma St 6-0 883 16
13. UCLA 5-2 868 17
14. Kansas St 5-1 806 20
15. Michigan St 5-1 666 12
16. Georgia 5-1 664 19
17. LSU 5-2 642 8
18. Iowa 4-2 561 15
19. Virginia Tech 5-1 415 22
20. Texas A&M 5-1 376 14
21. West Virginia 5-1 366 23
22. Purdue 5-1 304 NR
23. Arizona St 5-2 290 NR
24. Toledo 6-0 134 NR
25. Mississippi 4-2 114 NR
Others Receiving Votes
Air Force 87, Miami, Ohio 48, Georgia Tech 30,
Virginia 29, Colorado 25, Colorado
St 16, Ohio 16, Rice 16, So Mississippi 11, Syracuse
9, Northwestern 8, BYU 7,
Tulane 2, Stanford 1.