NCAA Football Rankings, Week 5: Michigan Falls Out of AP Rankings, Michigan State Up One Spot

September 22, 2012; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans running back Le'Veon Bell (24) breaks a tackle of Eastern Michigan Eagles defensive back Pudge Cotton (7) during 1st half of a game at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-US PRESSWIRE

Michigan falls out of the AP Top 25, helping Michigan State move up one spot in the poll.

The Michigan Wolverines fell out of the AP Top 25 rankings released Sunday following the team's 13-6 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday. The loss dropped Michigan to 2-2 on the season.

The Michigan State Spartans moved up from No. 21 to No. 20 in this week's poll despite struggling to beat Eastern Michigan. Michigan and UCLA (previously ranked No. 19) both fell out of the rankings, allowing Michigan State to move up.

Notre Dame, which has beaten Michigan and Michigan State in consecutive weeks without giving up a touchdown to either team, moved up one spot to No. 10.

Arizona, coached by former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez, also fell out of the rankings this week.

Rank	Team	Points
1	Alabama (59)	1,499
2	Oregon	1,414
3	LSU (1)	1,346
4	Florida State	1,340
5	Georgia	1,245
6	South Carolina	1,147
7	Kansas State	1,067
8	Stanford	1,055
9	West Virginia	1,045
10	Notre Dame	1,003
11	Florida	864
12	Texas	856
13	USC	801
14	Ohio State	633
15	TCU	616
16	Oklahoma	611
17	Clemson	588
18	Oregon State	451
19	Louisville	414
20	Michigan State	348
21	Mississippi State	246
22	Nebraska	179
23	Rutgers	128
24	Boise State	114
25	Baylor	92

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