Michigan Remains At No. 16 In Both Major Polls Following Win At Illinois
The Michigan Wolverines' football team did not move a single spot in either the AP or Coaches Polls today following its 42-25 win at Illinois, remaining at No. 16 in the country in each.
Penn State, meanwhile (U-M's opponent next week), moved up three spots to No. 7 nationally following its 17-12 victory at Iowa last night.
The Hawkeyes — despite now sitting at 4-2 — remained in the AP top-25, slotting in at No. 23.
The 6-0 Minnesota Golden Gophers also made their first appearance in the AP Poll following their 34-7 destruction of Nebraska yesterday, checking in at No. 20.
Six Big Ten teams are now rated in this week's AP top-25, with No. 4 Ohio State and No. 6 Wisconsin being the other two.
As for the national scene, Alabama remained at No. 1, while LSU jumped three spots to No. 2 in the country following its 42-28 win over Florida, leapfrogging Georgia (lost to South Carolina), Ohio State (bye week) and Clemson (beat Florida State, 45-14).
The Maize and Blue will be looking to win at Penn State next week for the first time since 2015, when head coach Jim Harbaugh's crew grabbed a 28-16 victory there.
Michigan has dropped two in a row, though, against ranked teams on the road, with its last road triumph against an AP top-25 win coming last October at No. 24 Michigan State, 21-7.
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