College football rankings: Big Ten teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 after Week 11
Heading into Week 11, there was no bigger story in college football than the fallout from the ongoing sign-stealing scandal at Michigan and subsequent suspension to coach Jim Harbaugh by the Big Ten.
That remained true following the third-ranked Wolverines' 24-15 win over No. 10 Penn State on Saturday, a game in which interim coach Sherrone Moore completely abandoned the passing game to instead rush 32 straight times in the second half. Moore's tactic worked, and he gave college football at large an all-time, tear-filled, profanity-laced postgame interview for it.
Elsewhere, No. 1 Ohio State avoided a repeat of history vs. Michigan State, downing Harlon Barnett's Spartans 38-3 and knocking them once and for all from bowl contention in 2023.
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No. 22 Iowa shut out Rutgers in a 22-0 victory to strengthen its hold on the Big Ten West; Illinois beat Indiana 48-45 in a surprising Big Ten barnburner; Maryland outlasted Matt Rhule's Nebraska 13-10; Purdue downed Minnesota 49-30; and Northwestern (5-5) advanced a step further to bowl eligibility with a 24-10 win over Wisconsin.
Here's a look at how those games informed the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 heading into Week 12:
College football rankings for Week 12
US LBM Coaches Poll
Big Ten teams in bold. No. 1 votes in parentheses.
10-0 Georgia (58)
10-0 Michigan (3)
10-0 Ohio State (3)
10-0 Florida State
10-0 Washington
9-1 Oregon
9-1 Texas
9-1 Alabama
9-1 Louisville
8-2 Oregon State
8-2 Missouri
8-2 Penn State
8-2 Oklahoma
8-2 Ole Miss
7-3 LSU
7-3 Utah
9-1 Tulane
7-3 Notre Dame
7-3 Tennessee
8-2 North Carolina
10-0 James Madison
7-3 Arizona
8-2 Iowa
7-3 Kansas State
7-3 Oklahoma State
Others receiving votes: Kansas 90; Liberty 79; SMU 27; UNLV 24; Toledo 16; NC State 16; USC 7; Fresno State 6; Troy 5; Air Force 5; Memphis 1.
AP Top 25
Big Ten teams in bold. No. 1 votes in parentheses.
10-0 Georgia (54)
10-0 Michigan (7)
10-0 Ohio State (1)
10-0 Florida State
10-0 Washington
9-1 Oregon
9-1 Texas
9-1 Alabama
9-1 Louisville
8-2 Oregon State
8-2 Missouri
8-2 Penn State
8-2 Ole Miss
8-2 Oklahoma
7-3 LSU
7-3 Utah
9-1 Tulane
10-0 James Madison
7-3 Arizona
7-3 Notre Dame
7-3 Tennessee
8-2 North Carolina
7-3 Kansas State
7-3 Oklahoma State
10-0 Liberty
Others receiving votes: Iowa 111; Kansas 83; Toledo 51; Fresno State 13; USC 5; UNLV 4; SMU 4; NC State 2; Miami (Ohio) 1; Texas A&M 1.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: College football rankings: Big Ten in updated coaches poll, AP Top 25 Week 11
