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Michigan State stayed at #5, which tells me we are getting a little bit of respect from around the country.

Georgia Southern didn't get any votes. No MAC schools with any votes.

Georgia wins by 37, Florida St. wins by 43... both passed in the polls by Notre Dame after their "huge" win against Texas.

From espn.com:

AP-POLL:
- Alabama & TCU swapped #2 & #3 spots
- Notre Dame jumped up 2 spots, with Georgia & Florida States each dropping down 1 spot
- GA-Tech jumping up 1 spot to #15
- Boise State surprisingly jumping up 3 spots to #20
- Missouri jumping up 3 spots to #21
- Tennessee jumping up 2 spots to #23
- AZ-State (#29), Wisconsin (#26), and Stanford (#41) all dropping out of Top 25

COACHES POLL:
- Alabama & TCU swapped #2 & #3 spots
- UCLA (#13) and Ole Miss (#14) jump up 1 spot
- LSU (#15) drops 2 spots
- GA-Tech (#16) jumps up 1 spot
- Oklahoma (#17) and Arkansas (#18) jump up 2 spots
- AZ, Missouri, Boise, and Tennessee all jump up 2 spots (#19-#22)
- Wisconsin (#24) drops 6 spots
- AZ-State (#27) and Stanford (#46) drop out of Top 25

ESPN POWER RANKINGS:
- Alabama jumping up 3 spots to #2
- TCU dropping 1 spot to #3
- Notre Dame jump up 8 spots to #4
- Baylor dropping 1 spot to #5
- Michigan State jump up 2 spots to #6
- Auburn drops 4 spots to #7
- USC drops 1 spot to #8
- Oregon drops 3 spots to #9
(most everyone shifted in this poll)
- Utah jumps up 12 spots to #23

Sparty certainly didn't look like the 5th best team in the nation on Friday, but I feel some of it is until they're beat by someone not named Oregon or Ohio St, they're deserving of it.
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I feel Sparty rose 2 in the ESPN rankings because Louisville (who I feel WMU could beat) pulled it close vs Auburn and the FCS team put up 30-some on Oregon, causing both of them to fall.