Overview
- Arizona received 32 first-place votes to Michigan’s 29 for a 1,494–1,493 edge, one of the closest finishes for the top spot in the AP poll’s 78-year history.
- Michigan tops the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll with 24 of 31 first-place votes, with Arizona at No. 2.
- The Wolverines remain unbeaten at 13-0 and became the first team in the poll era to win three straight games over ranked opponents by at least 30 points.
- Nebraska climbed to No. 10 in the AP poll after edging Michigan State, extending the Huskers’ nation-best 18-game win streak for their highest ranking since 1966.
- AP men’s movement included SMU and UCF entering the Top 25 as USC and Florida fell out, and the AP women’s poll kept UConn at No. 1 as Kentucky and Vanderbilt jumped into the top 10 after beating LSU.