In the latest Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, naturally, three-loss Michigan is nowhere close to being included once again, but we at least get a better picture of where the Wolverines stand in the Big Ten pecking order.
A week after getting demolished by Wisconsin, the Badgers went ahead and lost to Northwestern the following week. Indiana proved its mettle, taking Ohio State to the wire and losing by just one score. And, speaking of the Buckeyes, how would they look after a couple unimpressive outings in recent weeks?
With five weeks down and three in the regular season left, the Wolverines have faced off against the current No. 12 in Indiana, No. 20 in Wisconsin and will face off against No. 3 in Ohio State.
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Full rankings:
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | 1st | Pvs | Chg | Hi/lo |
| 1 | Alabama | 7-0 | 1547 | 59 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 1469 | 2 | 2 | — | 2/10 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1425 | 1 | 3 | — | 2/10 |
| 4 | Clemson | 7-1 | 1353 | 0 | 4 | — | 1/4 |
| 5 | Florida | 6-1 | 1256 | 0 | 5 | — | 3/9 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 1241 | 0 | 6 | — | 6/20 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 8-0 | 1166 | 0 | 7 | — | 6/22 |
| 8 | Brigham Young | 9-0 | 1103 | 0 | 8 | — | 8/23 |
| 9 | Miami | 7-1 | 1005 | 0 | 9 | — | 7/NR |
| 10 | Georgia | 5-2 | 897 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3/11 |
| 11 | Oregon | 3-0 | 876 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 9/17 |
| 12 | Indiana | 4-1 | 821 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 10/NR |
| 13 | Northwestern | 5-0 | 813 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13/NR |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 756 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3/NR |
| 15 | Iowa State | 6-2 | 685 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Marshall | 7-0 | 563 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 15/NR |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 8-0 | 530 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 16/NR |
| 18 | Southern California | 3-0 | 508 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 17/NR |
| 19 | Auburn | 5-2 | 427 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7/NR |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 2-1 | 409 | 0 | 12 | -8 | 11/20 |
| 21 | Texas | 5-2 | 306 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 8/NR |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 299 | 0 | 14 | -8 | 6/22 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 205 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6/NR |
| 24 | UL Lafayette | 7-1 | 165 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 21/NR |
| 25 | Tulsa | 5-1 | 120 | 0 | NR | 1 | 25/NR |