Despite being idle this week, Michigan State was able to move up a spot in the USA Today coaches' poll and back into the Top 25 in the Associated Press poll. That means the Michigan/Michigan State game is a Top 25 match up no matter how you slice it.
As for Michigan, after their impressive 42-24 road win vs. Northwestern, they moved up a slot to the No. 11 spot in the AP rankings and would almost certainly get into the Top 10 in the AP Poll as well as the USA Today Poll with a win vs. MSU next weekend.
1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Wisconsin
5. Boise State
6. Oklahoma State
7. Stanford
8. Clemson
9. Oregon
10. Arkansas
11. Michigan
12. Georgia Tech
13. West Virginia
14. Nebraska
15. South Carolina
16. Illinois
17. Kansas State
18. Arizona State
19. Virginia Tech
20. Baylor
21. Texas A&M
22. Texas
23. Michigan State
24. Auburn
25. Houston