The Michigan Wolverines entered the matchup with Illinois ranked within the top 25 in both the Coaches Poll and the AP Poll. But following an embarrassing 21-7 loss on Saturday (their third loss of the season),

But Michigan never went higher than 9, dipping three straight weeks before trending up, returning to the AP’s top 10 on Sept. 29 following back-to-back wins over USC and Minnesota. But consecutive road losses to Washington and Illini have soured the Wolverines to voters, who chose not to rank them altogether this week.

Illinois football is moving up in the national ranks after beating Michigan on Saturday. The Illini took down the Wolverines, who previously ranked No. 24, 21-7. With the win, Illinois jumped up to No.