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2016 Week 2 AP Poll
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The Associated Press came out with its Week 2 top-25 poll this afternoon and the team making the biggest leap up into the rankings was Wisconsin, who went from being unranked in the preseason poll all the way up to No. 10. The LSU Tigers, who were ranked No. 5 in the preseason poll, fell to No. 21 after the loss.
There are five Big Ten teams in the AP’s Week 2 top-25 with all of them placing within the top-16.
Related: 2016 Preseason AP Poll
The AP’s Week 2 top-25 is as follows:
No. 1 Alabama
No. 2 Clemson
No. 3 Florida State
No. 4 Ohio State
No. 5 Michigan
No. 6 Houston
No. 7 Stanford
No. 8 Washington
No. 9 Georgia
No. 10 Wisconsin
No. 11 Texas
No. 12 Michigan State
No. 13 Louisville
No. 14 Oklahoma
No. 15 TCU
No. 16 Iowa
No. 17 Tennessee
No. 18 Notre Dame
No. 19 Ole Miss
No. 20 Texas A&M
No. 21 LSU
No. 22 Oklahoma State
No. 23 Baylor
No. 24 Oregon
No. 25 Miami (FL)
In the other’s receiving votes category, one team received other votes – Nebraska, with 13. For the B1G, Ohio State and Michigan both moved up two spots.
Wisconsin went from unranked to No. 10, Michigan State stayed at No. 12 and Iowa moved up one slot, to No. 16.
The full AP Week 2 top-25 can be read here.
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.