Michigan State moved up to No. 3 in the latest AP Top 25 rankings with a last-minute 16-13 win over Iowa to clinch the Big Ten title. The Spartans bumped Oklahoma to No. 5 and Iowa to No. 6.
Clemson stayed on top at No. 1 with 51 first-place votes. No. 2 Alabama received nine first-place votes and Michigan State received one.
Stanford moved up two spots to No. 5 with its dominant 42-22 victory over USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game. USC was ousted from the poll, leaving Stanford, No. 15 Oregon and No. 20 Utah to represent the conference.
Baylor fell from No. 12 to No. 18 with a loss to unranked Texas to end its season, setting up a matchup between No. 11 TCU and Oregon in the Alamo Bowl.
Here are the full rankings:
1. Clemson
3. Michigan State
4. Oklahoma
5. Stanford
6. Iowa
7. Ohio State
8. Notre Dame
10. North Carolina
11. TCU
12. Northwestern
13. Oklahoma State
14. Houston
15. Oregon
16. Ole Miss
17. Michigan
18. Baylor
19. Florida
20. Utah
21. Navy
22. LSU
23. Wisconsin
24. Temple
25. Western Kentucky
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