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Michigan State drops out of Coaches Poll

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.

AP Poll

Full AP Results:

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

USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

The Spartans dropped out of the Coaches Poll, but somehow still received 13 votes this week.