MSU traveled to West Lafayette on Saturday, Nov.6, 2021 to their match against the Purdue Boilermakers. The Boilermakers ended the Spartan's undefeated season with a 40-29 win.
Michigan State football went into the weekend with plans to derail Purdue, only to end up off the tracks themselves. With a kiss goodbye to the undefeated club and a bump down in the AP Poll for Week 11, the Spartans have three more games to tie it up and find a decent postseason footing.
The top four teams have not moved since last week and remain with No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Cincinnati, No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Oklahoma.
Here is where the teams stand in Week 11:
1: Georgia (9-0)
2: Cincinnati (9-0)
3: Alabama (8-1)
4: Oklahoma (9-0)
5: Oregon (8-1)
6: Ohio State (8-1)
7: Notre Dame (8-1)
8: Michigan State (8-1)
9: Michigan (8-1)
10: Oklahoma State (8-1)
11: Texas A&M (7-2)
12: Ole Miss (7-2)
13: Wake Forest (8-1)
14: Brigham Young (8-2)
15: UTSA (9-0)
16: Auburn (6-3)
17: Houston (8-1)
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18: Baylor (7-2)
19: Iowa (7-2)
20: Wisconsin (6-3)
21: North Carolina State (7-2)
22: Coastal Carolina (8-1)
23: Penn State (6-3)
24: Louisiana-Lafayette (8-1)
25: Pittsburgh (7-2)
The Spartans were also ranked No. 9 in the USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll and the college student media poll.
