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Michigan football was idle in Week 7, but that didn’t change the fact that the Wolverines moved up in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
With No. 2 Iowa losing to unranked Purdue, the maize and blue moved up one spot, from No. 7 to 6, with rival Michigan State right behind at No. 7. The two face off on Oct. 30 — Michigan plays Northwestern in Week 8 while MSU has a bye.
Fellow future opponents, Ohio State and Penn State, are No. 5 and 8, respectively.
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Full rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 7-0 | 1625 | 65 | 1 | — | 1/5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 7-0 | 1508 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2/5 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 1497 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3/10 |
| 4 | Alabama | 6-1 | 1446 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1/5 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 5-1 | 1305 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3/12 |
| 6 | Michigan | 6-0 | 1299 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6/NR |
| 7 | Michigan State | 7-0 | 1158 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7/NR |
| 8 | Penn State | 5-1 | 1134 | 0 | 8 | — | 4/20 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 6-0 | 1093 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9/23 |
| 10 | Oregon | 5-1 | 1048 | 0 | 10 | — | 3/12 |
| 11 | Iowa | 6-1 | 1031 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 2/18 |
| 12 | Mississippi | 5-1 | 826 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12/25 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 5-1 | 816 | 0 | 13 | — | 7/13 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 6-1 | 763 | 0 | 11 | -3 | 11/NR |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 6-0 | 696 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | 6-0 | 675 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 15/24 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 580 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5/NR |
| 18 | NC State | 5-1 | 528 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Southern Methodist | 6-0 | 399 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Baylor | 6-1 | 369 | 0 | NR | 7 | 20/NR |
| 21 | San Diego State | 6-0 | 334 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Auburn | 5-2 | 315 | 0 | NR | 4 | 19/NR |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 5-1 | 192 | 0 | NR | 6 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Clemson | 4-2 | 146 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2/25 |
| 25 | Texas-San Antonio | 7-0 | 96 | 0 | NR | 5 | 25/NR |
Schools dropped out:
No. 17 Florida; No. 19 Arkansas; No. 20 Brigham Young; No. 22 Arizona State.
Others receiving votes:
Iowa State 38; Utah 35; Arkansas 31; Florida 23; Brigham Young 23; Air Force 20; UL Lafayette 18; Arizona State 18; Purdue 16; Houston 11; Virginia 6; Texas 4; Louisiana State 2; Fresno State 1.
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