As expected, Michigan football got a small boost in the college football polls released Sunday.
The Wolverines (7-1, 5-0 Big Ten), fresh off a 21-7 win over Michigan State, moved up one spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, from sixth to fifth.
U-M benefited as much from its win as it did from Ohio State's loss at Purdue on Saturday night. The Buckeyes fell from No. 2 to 11 in the AP poll.
MSU (4-3, 2-2), which got to No. 24 in last week's poll, dropped out of the rankings and got only eight total votes.
In the USA TODAY Coaches' poll, the Spartans garnered just one vote.
Alabama got all 61 first-place AP votes. The Crimson Tide is followed by Clemson, Notre Dame and LSU. After Michigan, it's Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida and Central Florida.
Penn State (17th), Iowa (18th) and Wisconsin (20th) are the other ranked Big Ten teams.
AP Top 25, Oct. 21
1. Alabama (61)
2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame
4. LSU
5. Michigan
6. Texas
7. Georgia
8. Oklahoma
9. Florida
10. Central Florida
11. Ohio State
12. Kentucky
13. West Virginia
14. Washington State
15. Washington
16. Texas A&M
17. Penn State
18. Iowa
19. Oregon
20. Wisconsin
21. South Florida
22. North Carolina State
23. Utah
24. Stanford
25. Appalachian State
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