The humans have spoken: Michigan State is currently the eighth-best team in the country. The Spartans are eighth in the AP Top 25, USA Today Poll and now the Harris Poll:
- Oregon (6-0)
- Boise State (6-0)
- TCU (7-0)
- Oklahoma (6-0)
- Auburn (7-0)
- LSU (7-0)
- Alabama (6-1)
- Michigan State (7-0)
- Utah (6-0)
- Ohio State (6-1)
- Wisconsin (6-1)
- Iowa (5-1)
- Stanford (5-1)
- Nebraska (5-1)
- Oklahoma State (6-0)
- Missouri (6-0)
- Florida State (6-1)
- Arizona (5-1)
- West Virginia (5-1)
- Arkansas (4-2)
- South Carolina (4-2)
- Texas (4-2)
- Virginia Tech (5-2)
- Miami (4-2)
- Kansas State (5-1)/Nevada (6-1)
The BCS standings will be made public for the first time later tonight. Although MSU is eighth in all of the human polls, it could be higher in the BCS because of the computer rankings, which treated the Spartans nicely a week ago.