Michigan State drops out of Coaches Poll

Sep 25, 2022 - 10:00 PM

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The Michigan State Spartans dropped out of the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Football Coaches Poll this week and received no votes in the AP Poll this week following two brutal losses in a row.

That comes after MSU opened the season ranked No. 15 in the preseason AP Poll and No. 14 in the preseason Coaches Poll.

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AP Poll

Full AP Results:

1. Georgia (55 first-place votes)
2. Alabama (4)
3. Ohio State (4)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. USC
7. Kentucky
8. Tennessee
9. Oklahoma State
10. NC State
11. Penn State
12. Utah
13. Oregon
14. Ole Miss
15. Washington
16. Baylor
17. Texas A&M
18. Oklahoma
19. BYU
20. Arkansas
21. Minnesota
22. Wake Forest
23. Florida State
24. Pittsburgh
25. Kansas State

Others Receiving Votes:

Kansas 125, Cincinnati 60, Florida 56, Washington State 31, Syracuse 22, Oregon State 16, Texas Tech 11, North Carolina 9, LSU 7, UCLA 3, Tulane 3, TCU 1

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USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

The Spartans dropped out of the Coaches Poll, but somehow still received 13 votes this week. Maryland, the upcoming opponent for Week Five, also received two votes this week following the Terps showing a tough fight in a loss at Michigan in Week Four.

Full Coaches Poll Results:

1. Georgia (34 first-place votes)
2. Alabama (26)
3. Ohio State (4)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. USC
7. Oklahoma State
8. Kentucky
9. Tennessee
10. NC State
11. Ole Miss
12. Penn State
13. Utah
14. Baylor
15. Oregon
16. Oklahoma
17. Texas A&M
18. Washington
19. Arkansas
20. BYU
21. Wake Forest
22. Florida State
23. Minnesota
24. Pittsburgh
25. Syracuse

Schools Dropped Out:

No. 19 Texas; No. 21 Michigan State; No. 22 Florida; No. 25 Miami.

Others Receiving Votes:

Cincinnati 63; Kansas 59; Florida 49; Texas Tech 36; Kansas State 30; Texas 25; Texas Christian 20; Michigan State 13; James Madison 11; Mississippi State 10; Air Force 8; Oregon State 7; UCLA 6; Washington State 4; Louisiana State 4; Notre Dame 3; Iowa State 3; Maryland 2; Coastal Carolina 1.