Northwestern is up to No. 17 in the Week 5 USA Today Coaches Poll, which was released Sunday. The Wildcats, who were ranked 19th a week ago, moved up two spots after their 24-19 victory over Ball State.
Here's the full poll:
| Coaches | |
| 1 | Ohio State (61) |
| 2 | Michigan State (2) |
| 3 | TCU |
| 4 | Baylor |
| 5 | Ole Miss (1) |
| 6 | Georgia |
| 7 | Notre Dame |
| 8 | LSU |
| 9 | Florida State |
| 10 | UCLA |
| 11 | Clemson |
| 12 | Utah |
| 13 | Alabama |
| 14 | Oklahoma |
| 15 | Texas A&M |
| 16 | USC |
| 17 | Northwestern |
| 18 | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Oklahoma State |
| 20 | Stanford |
| 21 | West Virginia |
| 22 | Mississippi State |
| 23 | Florida |
| 24 | Cal (tie) |
| 25 | Oregon (tie) |
The AP Poll will be released at 1 p.