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College Football Rankings, Week 12: Two Big Ten teams ranked in Coaches' Poll

With Ohio State ineligible, two teams were ranked in the top 25 of the latest USA Today Coaches' Poll.

Jamie Sabau

The latest USA Today Coaches' Poll was released on Sunday and once again the Big Ten had two teams ranked in the Top 25.

Nebraska is the highest-ranked Big Ten team, checking in at No. 14. The 8-2 Cornhuskers moved up two spots in the rankings after knocking off Penn State 32-23 on Saturday. After dropping out of the rankings two weeks ago, the Michigan Wolverines moved back into the top 25 this week. Michigan defeated Northwestern 38-31 in overtime and moved up to No. 23 in the rankings.

Two other Big Ten teams received votes this week with 7-3 Wisconsin just outside the Top 25 with 68 votes. Northwestern received 234 points in last week's poll but dropped down to 10 points this week after losing to Michigan. The complete rankings, which also include a new No. 1 team in Oregon, can be found below.

1. Oregon
2. Kansas State
3. Notre Dame
4. Georgia
5. Alabama
6. Florida State
7. Florida
8. LSU
9. Clemson
10. Texas A&M
11. South Carolina
12. Oklahoma
13. Stanford
14. Nebraska
15. Texas
16. UCLA
17. Oregon State
18. Louisville
19. La. Tech
20. Rutgers
21. USC
22. Boise State
23. Michigan
24. Oklahoma State
25. Texas Tech

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