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Georgia earned its highest ranking since the first week of September and Mississippi was back in the top five after spending three weeks there at midseason.
Michigan narrowly beat Northwestern over the weekend, 24-22, a high-wire act at Wrigley Field that saw the Wolverines overcome five turnovers and need a game-winning field goal as time expired. MLive’s Aaron McMann, one of 66 media members with a vote in the AP poll, had Michigan 19.