The Big Ten saw a disappointing weekend from several of its top-ranked teams in Week 2 of the college football season.
No. 9 Michigan fell 31-12 to No. 3 Texas at home , while No. 8 Penn State escaped with a 34-27 win over Bowling Green despite trailing at halftime. There's certainly a chance both teams could drop from the top 10 of the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25.
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Meanwhile, No. 2 Ohio State took care of business against Western Michigan, downing the Broncos 56-0 on the power of six rushing touchdowns, including two each by Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson. Starting QB Will Howard and backup Julian Sayin each threw a touchdown apiece, with freshman receiving phenom Jeremiah Smith notching game highs in catches (five) and receiving yards (119) on top of a touchdown.
Here's where Big Ten teams were ranked in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 ahead of Week 3:
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College football rankings for Week 3
Big Ten teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.
- Georgia (48)
- Ohio State (3)
- Texas (1)
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Penn State
- Tennessee
- Utah
- USC
- Miami
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Kansas State
- Michigan
- LSU
- Arizona
- Notre Dame
- Clemson
- Louisville
- Washington
- Iowa State
- Nebraska
- Memphis
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 68; Boston College 36; Syracuse 33; Illinois 33; Northern Illinois 30; Wisconsin 28; South Carolina 25; UNLV 19; Boise State 18; Iowa 17; Kansas 10; NC State 9; UCF 7; Texas State 7; TCU 6; North Carolina 5; Cal 5; Liberty 4; Pitt 2; Michigan State 2; BYU 2; Tulane 1; James Madison 1; Indiana 1.
Big Ten teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.
- Georgia (54)
- Texas (4)
- Ohio State (5)
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Missouri
- Tennessee
- Penn State
- Oregon
- Miami
- USC
- Utah
- Oklahoma State
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- Michigan
- Notre Dame
- Louisville
- Arizona
- Iowa State
- Clemson
- Nebraska
- Boston College
- Northern Illinois
Others receiving votes: Illinois 101; Boise State 77; Texas A&M 68; Syracuse 63; Memphis 38; Washington 27; , Iowa 24; Kansas 22; Vanderbilt 18; South Carolina 10; Liberty 9; Wisconsin 9; UNLV 7; North Carolina 7; Cal 3; BYU 2; UCF 1; TCU 1.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: College football rankings: Big Ten teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 after Week 2
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