College Football Top 25, Michigan Sinks, Michigan State Returns

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Week 5 of the AP College Football Rankings released today held only a little solace for Michigan and Michigan State Fans. There was a change in the top 5 as Ohio State routed Miami of Ohio 76-5 and moved into 5th, passing Oklahoma who had the weekend off.

Wisconsin Sinks Michigan

The Badgers ran up 359 yards on Michigan’s defense and the Wolverines coughed the ball up 3 times in a 35-14 defeat that was not as close as the score might indicate. Unable to solve Wisconsin’s rushing attack saw Michigan’s chance of retaining a top 15 ranking disappear.

The Wolverines dropped to 20th in the rankings and can hopefully rebound next week against Rutgers. Coach Jim Harbaugh had no excuse for the performance. “We were outplayed, out-prepared and out-coached….Both offensively and defensively. It was thorough.”

Michigan State Claws its Way Back Into the Rankings

Michigan State rolled over Northwestern 31-10 as their offense found itself again. Quarterback Brian Lewerke threw for 228 yards and 3 touchdowns. While Running Back Elijah Collins ran for 76 yards and a touchdown of his own.

The Spartans re-entered the rankings in 25th place. Next week Michigan State takes on Indiana with a chance to impress the voters again. They need to make sure their offense shows up two weeks in a row or the chance of being a Top 25 team may disappear permanently.

Mark Dantonio became the winningest coach in MSU football history with 110 victories, passing the legendary Duffy Daugherty.

AP Top 25

Updated Sep 22, 2019

RANK	TEAM	TREND	POINTS		NEXT GAME
1	Clemson (55) 4-0	—	1543		Sat, Sep 28 @ 3:30 pm	@  North Carolina
2	Alabama (6) 4-0	—	1485		Sat, Sep 28 @ 3:30 pm	vs  Ole Miss
3	Georgia (1) 4-0	—	1400		Sat, Oct 5 – TBA	@  Tennessee
4	LSU 4-0	—	1344		Sat, Oct 5 – TBA	vs  Utah St.
5	Ohio St. 4-0	1	1288		Sat, Sep 28 @ 7:30 pm	@  Nebraska
6	Oklahoma 3-0	1	1283		Sat, Sep 28 @ 12:00 pm	vs  Texas Tech
7	Auburn 4-0	1	1169		Sat, Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm	vs  Miss. State
8	Wisconsin 3-0	5	1071		Sat, Sep 28 @ 12:00 pm	vs  Northwestern
9	Florida 4-0	—	1022		Sat, Sep 28 @ 4:00 pm	vs  Towson
10	Notre Dame 2-1	3	989		Sat, Sep 28 @ 3:30 pm	vs  Virginia
11	Texas 3-1	1	968		Sat, Oct 5 – TBA	@  West Virginia
12	Penn St. 3-0	1	848		Fri, Sep 27 @ 8:00 pm	@  Maryland
13	Oregon 3-1	3	839		Sat, Oct 5 – TBA	vs  California
14	Iowa 3-0	4	714		Sat, Sep 28 @ 12:00 pm	vs  Middle Tenn.
15	California 4-0	8	547		Fri, Sep 27 @ 10:30 pm	vs  Arizona St.
16	Boise St. 4-0	4	524		Sat, Oct 5 @ 10:30 pm	@  UNLV
17	Washington 3-1	5	498		Sat, Sep 28 @ 3:30 pm	vs  USC
18	Virginia 4-0	3	430		Sat, Sep 28 @ 3:30 pm	@  Notre Dame
19	Utah 3-1	9	426		Sat, Sep 28 @ 10:00 pm	vs  Washington St.
20	Michigan 2-1	9	287		Sat, Sep 28 @ 12:00 pm	vs  Rutgers
21	USC 3-1	—	257		Sat, Sep 28 @ 3:30 pm	@  Washington
22	UCF 3-1	7	252		Sat, Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm	vs  Connecticut
23	Texas A&M 2-2	6	233		Sat, Sep 28 @ 12:00 pm	vs  Arkansas
24	Kansas St. 3-0	2	230		Sat, Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm	@  Oklahoma St.
25	Michigan St. 3-1	4	104		Sat, Sep 28 @ 3:30 pm	vs  Indiana

Courtesy of CBS Sports