SB Nation Detroit - College Football Rankings, Week 8: Michigan State 7th In Initial BCS Standingshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48919/detroit-fave.png2010-10-17T20:27:33-04:00http://detroit.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15211442010-10-17T20:27:33-04:002010-10-17T20:27:33-04:00BCS Standings, Week 8: Michigan State Ranked 7th In Initial Poll
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<p>The first BCS standings of the season were just released on ESPN. The Michigan State Spartans are ranked seventh in the initial poll, one spot higher than where they are slotted in the human polls.</p>
<p>Here is the top ten of the BCS for Week 8:</p>
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<li>Oklahoma</li>
<li>Oregon</li>
<li>Boise State</li>
<li>Auburn</li>
<li>TCU<br>
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<li>LSU<br>
</li>
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<b>Michigan State</b><br>
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<li>Alabama<br>
</li>
<li>Utah<br>
</li>
<li>Ohio State</li>
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<p>This is Michigan State's highest BCS ranking ever.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-st-spartans/2010/10/17/1757980/bcs-standings-week-8-rankings-michigan-stateSean Yuille2010-10-17T18:07:50-04:002010-10-17T18:07:50-04:00College Football Rankings, Week 8: Michigan State Also 8th In Harris Poll
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<p>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 <a href="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/BCS_Oct_17_2010.pdf">Harris Poll</a>:</p>
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<li>Oregon (6-0)</li>
<li>Boise State (6-0)</li>
<li>TCU (7-0)</li>
<li>Oklahoma (6-0)</li>
<li>Auburn (7-0)</li>
<li>LSU (7-0)</li>
<li>Alabama (6-1)</li>
<li><b>Michigan State (7-0)</b></li>
<li>Utah (6-0)</li>
<li>Ohio State (6-1)</li>
<li>Wisconsin (6-1)</li>
<li>Iowa (5-1)</li>
<li>Stanford (5-1)</li>
<li>Nebraska (5-1)</li>
<li>Oklahoma State (6-0)</li>
<li>Missouri (6-0)</li>
<li>Florida State (6-1)</li>
<li>Arizona (5-1)</li>
<li>West Virginia (5-1)</li>
<li>Arkansas (4-2)</li>
<li>South Carolina (4-2)</li>
<li>Texas (4-2)</li>
<li>Virginia Tech (5-2)</li>
<li>Miami (4-2)</li>
<li>Kansas State (5-1)/Nevada (6-1)</li>
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<p>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.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-st-spartans/2010/10/17/1757757/college-football-rankings-week-8-harris-poll-michigan-stateSean Yuille2010-10-17T14:08:48-04:002010-10-17T14:08:48-04:00College Football Rankings, Week 8: MSU Up To 8th In AP Top 25
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<p>Just like they did in the new USA Today Coaches Poll, the Michigan State Spartans have moved up to eighth in the new <a href="http://sports.ap.org/college-football/poll/ap">AP Top 25</a>, which can be seen below.</p>
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<li>Oregon (6-0)<br>
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<li>Boise State (6-0)</li>
<li>Oklahoma (6-0)</li>
<li>TCU (7-0)<br>
</li>
<li>Auburn (7-0)<br>
</li>
<li>LSU (7-0)<br>
</li>
<li>Alabama (6-1)<br>
</li>
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<b>Michigan State (7-0)</b><br>
</li>
<li>Utah (6-0)</li>
<li>Wisconsin (6-1)<br>
</li>
<li>Ohio State (6-1)<br>
</li>
<li>Stanford (5-1)<br>
</li>
<li>Iowa (5-1)<br>
</li>
<li>Nebraska (5-1)<br>
</li>
<li>Arizona (5-1)<br>
</li>
<li>Florida State (6-1)<br>
</li>
<li>Oklahoma State (6-0)</li>
<li>Missouri (6-0)</li>
<li>South Carolina (4-2)<br>
</li>
<li>West Virginia (5-1)<br>
</li>
<li>Arkansas (4-2)<br>
</li>
<li>Texas (4-2)<br>
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<li>Virginia Tech (5-2)<br>
</li>
<li>Mississippi State (5-2)<br>
</li>
<li>Miami (4-2)</li>
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https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-st-spartans/2010/10/17/1757147/college-football-rankings-week-8-ap-top-25-michigan-stateSean Yuille2010-10-17T12:42:43-04:002010-10-17T12:42:43-04:00College Football Rankings, Week 8: Michigan State Jumps To 8th In USA Today Poll
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<p>Michigan State won again on Saturday to improve to 7-0 and stay undefeated, but that was not the case for a few teams in front of the Spartans in the rankings. As a result, MSU jumped all the way up to eighth in the new <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Ffootball%2Fusatpoll.htm&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fdetroit.sbnation.com%2F2010%2F10%2F17%2F2322716%2Fcollege-football-rankings-week-8-michigan-state-jumps-to-8th-in-usa" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">USA Today Coaches Poll</a>, its highest ranking in football in quite some time.</p>
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<li>Oregon (6-0)</li>
<li>Boise State (6-0)</li>
<li>Oklahoma (6-0)</li>
<li>TCU (7-0)</li>
<li>Auburn (7-0)</li>
<li>LSU (7-0)</li>
<li>Alabama (6-1)</li>
<li><b>Michigan State (7-0)</b></li>
<li>Utah (6-0)</li>
<li>Ohio State (6-1)</li>
<li>Wisconsin (6-1)</li>
<li>Iowa (5-1)</li>
<li>Nebraska (5-1)</li>
<li>Stanford (5-1)</li>
<li>Oklahoma State (6-0)</li>
<li>Missouri (6-0)</li>
<li>Florida State (6-1)</li>
<li>Arizona (5-1)</li>
<li>West Virginia (5-1)</li>
<li>South Carolina (4-2)</li>
<li>Arkansas (4-2)</li>
<li>Texas (4-2)</li>
<li>Virginia Tech (5-2)</li>
<li>Mississippi State (5-2)</li>
<li>Miami (4-2)</li>
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<p>MSU is used to being a top-ten team and the highest-ranked Big Ten team in basketball, but this is a new feeling for the football program. Then again, they were already in the top ten in last week's projected BCS standings, so it's possible the Spartans could be closing in on the top five in the actual standings, which will be released live on ESPN tonight.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2010/10/17/2322716/college-football-rankings-week-8-michigan-state-jumps-to-8th-in-usaSean Yuille