AP Poll: Michigan Rises, The Big Ten Conference AP Poll History

The Michigan Wolverines continued to roll on Saturday in Lincoln, while the Big Ten conference is asserting itself as the most dominant conference in all of college football.

Thanks to a big weekend full of upsets, the Big Ten conference made history on Sunday - featuring five teams in the AP Top 10 for the first time in conference history. 

The Big Ten seems well-positioned to have 5 of the Top 10 teams in this week’s AP Poll. It would be the first time that has EVER happened.

— Dave Revsine (@BTNDaveRevsine) October 10, 2021

The new AP Top 25 drops at 2 p.m. ET and changes seem assured after these teams lost this weekend:

No. 1 Alabama
No. 4 Penn State
No. 10 BYU
No. 13 Arkansas
No. 18 Auburn
No. 21 Texas

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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) October 10, 2021

Leading the way is No. 2 Iowa, fresh off of a massive home win against No. 8 Penn State on Saturday night. Joining the Hawkeyes within the top 10 is No. 6 Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State, No. 8 Michigan and No. 10 Michigan State. 

Locally, both major college football programs in the state of Michigan are a perfect 6-0 and planted within the AP Top 10. Given the heated rivalry that already exists between Michigan and Michigan State, the potential Top 10 matchup in East Lansing would be the first time since 1961 that both teams met while ranked in the Top 10.  

Unless something drastic changes, the Oct. 30 matchup between the Wolverines and the Spartans figures to be an all out war for the Paul Bunyan trophy.