Redshirt freshman kicker Tyler Hunt (97) punts during the game against Indiana on Sept. 22, 2018 at Memorial Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Hoosiers, 35-21.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — After Michigan State football (2-1, 1-0 in Big Ten) beat Indiana (3-1, 0-1) in its Big Ten opener Saturday, it got rewarded, moving up to No. 21 in the latest AP Top 25 writers poll released Sunday afternoon.
The Spartans also rose to No. 18 in the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll, after moving up to No. 23 last week.
Among the Big Ten Conference, Wisconsin moved up from No. 18 to No. 15, Penn State went up one spot from No. 10 to No. 9, Ohio State remained at No. 4 and University of Michigan was bumped up five spots from No. 19 to No. 14.
Here are the complete AP rankings:
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State
5. LSU
6. Oklahoma
7. Stanford
8. Notre Dame
9. Penn State
10. Auburn
11. Washington
12. West Virginia
13. UCF
14. Michigan
15. Wisconsin
16. Miami (FL)
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17. Kentucky
18. Texas
19. Oregon
20. BYU
21. Michigan State
22. Duke
23. Mississippi State
24. California
25. Texas Tech
The Spartans will next face off against Central Michigan (1-3, 0-1 in MAC) Saturday at noon in Spartan Stadium. The game will be televised on FS1.
