Michigan State football dropped from No. 11 to No. 15 in the week two edition of the AP Top 25 writers poll Tuesday afternoon.
The Spartans also dropped from No. 12 to No. 13 in the USA Today's coaches poll.
Michigan State drops in week 2 AP, USA Today coaches poll
The Spartans barely survived against Utah State last Friday night, beating the Aggies, 38-31, thanks to a 13-yard touchdown run by running back Connor Heyward late in the fourth quarter.
Other Big Ten teams that moved in this week's AP poll are Ohio State and Wisconsin, who swapped spots with the Buckeyes moving from No. 5 to No. 4 and the Badgers going to No. 5 from No. 4, Penn State went from No. 10 to No. 13 and the University of Michigan went from No. 14 to No. 21.
The complete AP rankings are as follows:
1. Alabama (48)
2. Clemson (12)
3. Georgia
4. Ohio State
5. Wisconsin (1)
6. Oklahoma
7. Auburn
8. Notre Dame
9. Washington
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10. Stanford
11. LSU
12. Virginia Tech
13. Penn State
14. West Virginia
15. Michigan State
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16. TCU
17. USC
18. Mississippi State
19. UCF
20. Boise State
21. University of Michigan
22. Miami (FL)
23. Oregon
24. South Carolina
25. Florida
MSU will face Arizona State (1-0) at 10:45 p.m. this Saturday at Sun Devil Football Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The game will be televised on ESPN.
