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2022 Week 3 Michigan State Spartans Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
GeauxTri 3
KJdkaslknv 4
DisraeliEers 5
placid_salad 5
rain_parkour 5
12panther 6
311polo 6
A_Rolling_Baneling 6
Cassiyus 6
chweris 6
Hey_Its_Roomie 6
kflinderman 6
mellolizard 6
physedka 6
Rakarei 6
thexraptor 6
ALStark69 7 +2
CptCheese 7
deadtofall12 7
Inkblot9 7
jjjoebox 7
MahjongDaily 7
Maladroit44 7
NotSoSuperNerd 7 31.04
RegionalBias 7 Solid wins on poor opponents
sasmith2015 7
TaylorLeprechaun 7 +1
TDenverFan 7
ThaCarter 7
TheJeemTeam 7
tmothy07 7
ToeInDigDeep 7 52-0 over Akron
Arteza147 8
BosskOnASegway 8
BUSean 8
cinciforthewin 8
crimsonlaw 8
darkra01 8
Foxmcbowser42 8
JaxofAllTrades13 8
Longvols 8
monkeymatt1836 8
MrTheSpork 8
nw____ 8 Another ranking that may wind up being too high but they deserve credit for what they've done so far, even if it has been against meh competition. Thorne has flashes of brilliance and flashes of... something else.
one98d 8
PumpSmash 8
RheagarTargaryen 8
SpadeRyker 8
SportingMoose 8
Staind075 8
tdeff19 8
thegreendalegelf 8
WarEagle9 8
zacheiny 8
Zloggt 8
52hoova 9
BigBoutros 9
Blazeth 9
Buckeyes2010 9
captain_sasquatch 9
CommodoreN7 9
cota1212 9
EpicSchwinn 9
Hobbes_121 9
huskerfan4life520 9
Joester09 9
LeWoofle 9
MoneyManeVick 9
Pikachu1989 9
Polarbear1914 9
practicallybert 9
SCRx 9
tauzeta 9
TheReformedBadger 9
tjstanley 9
TrojanMan35T 9
typicaliconoclast 9
UNC_Samurai 9
VerySeriousBanana 9
wesman212 9
woakley 9
ya111101 9
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 10
BlueFalcon89 10 Talent carried them to dominant victory but might fall apart next week.
buckeyegold 10
bwburke94 10
Charlemagne42 10 Computer ranking: 2
cyclonepsycho 10
DarkLegend64 10
DrKennethJNoisewater 10
fourpinz8 10
galacticdude7 10
jeedf 10
jlh2b 10
Laschoni 10
Lex_Ludorum 10
malowry0124 10
molodyets 10
MWiatrak2077 10 Even under the best Dantonio teams, the Spartans never got flashy. Whether it was a 27-23 upset of #12 Michigan @Ann Arbor, or a 24-21 brawl against 2-10 Purdue (this happened in the same season), Michigan State just finds ways to win. They're gritty, they're disciplined, they may not have the flashy talent composites, but damn if they're not well-coached, organized, poignant, and clutch. So did the Spartans just find a way to win yesterday? No. They absolutely destroyed Akron. That was not just a "just get by" type win, that was a dominant, flashy, disciplined win. After a weirdly close matchup against Western Michigan last week, the Spartans took it upon themselves to rid any doubts by shutting out an FBS opponent 52-0. You can say, "yeah but this is Akron", and that's true, but MSU rarely makes statements like this. Their only hiccup was an exceptionally lousy performance from QB Payton Thorne, whom threw 0 TDs, 2 INTs, and 212 yards. In spite of this, they managed 500 yards of offense, 6 rushing TDs, and doubled Akron in first-downs (32-14). I won't comment on whether the Spartans are real or not, as their two upcoming games @Washington and v. Minnesota will do all the talking on where they stand this season, - but, aside for some QB September rust, I don't think you could've asked for a better start.
Nathanael-Greene 10
Omegaus492 10
Pollaski 10
RavenclawWiz816 10
relax_on_the_mat 10
RiffRamBahZoo 10
ScarletFever333 10
Shrektastic28 10
SlaminSammons 10
Sometimeswelose 10
spsellers 10
tks231 10
TopGoose 10
bakonydraco 11 79.17
Blooblod 11
boxman151515 11
buckeyes75 11
CFBHurts 11
dan4223 11
DarthYoda2594 11
dicky_________seamus 11
e8odie 11
fo13 11
G-Aardvark 11
grjohnst 11
hascogrande 11
hypercube42342 11
I_am_bot_beep_boop 11
IAmAChemicalEngineer 11
icklebush 11
joebob431 11
Mr_Brews 11
nburt13 11
ndbroski 11
nemoran 11
noahthearc 11
not_folie 11
NyquillusDillwad20 11
olmsted 11
r0sco 11
Red261 11
royrules22 11
scronko 11
ShamusJohnson13 11 Haha crushing MAC team go brrrrrrrrr
SteemieRayVaughn 11
WolverineDDS 11
BamaPride95 12
bties 12
CambodianDrywall 12
Casaiir 12
Ch-i-ef 12 Injuries + questionable QB play + facing a PAC12 team that has completely rejuvenated their offense compared to last year + it's an after dark game = good luck Spartans.
ChargerFan2121 12 Rank on my Computer Poll: 8
Computer Poll: Tennessee
coogs35 12
Drexlore 12
HUSKEROYAL 12
JCiLee 12
No11223456 12
peachios 12 shrug
PromEmperorHarbaugh 12
RobertNeyland 12
RollWarTideEagle 12
seaotter2 12
T-nawtical 12
Techwid 12
teddythe3rd 12
Acm0028 13
CockADoodleBOOM 13
Conglossian 13 +8
cornholesurfer 13
dasani3x 13
dogwoodmaple 13
falconlover79 13
GoBlueScrewOSU7 13
Hackasizlak 13
IceColdDrPepper_Here 13
ikindalikelemons 13 Can't fault them so far. They've absolutely dispatched...*checks notes*...Western Michigan and Akron. This team could be really good, but I want some competition first.
NoMorning6152 13
owl_man 13
srs_house 13
strikersteve60 13
tabelz 13
Texasagsman 13
thomasosu 13
vanburen1845 13
bretticus733 14 The MSU rushing attack was wonderful. Payton Thorne was far from it. MSU has a strong enough ground game and defense to make some noise in the Big 10, but what does Sparty do about their QB situation because Thorne isn't cutting it.
Cecil_Hardboner 14
Corgi_Koala 14
Corporal_Hicks 14
Dropbackandpunt 14
lillipup03 14
orbania 14
Our-Gardian-Angel 14 Michigan State did what they should have done to a MAC basement dweller. Not much to see here. A primetime game at Washington next week is obviously a much better measuring stick. (Week 2: Michigan State 52, Akron 0; Record: 2-0)
plannedsickdays 14
retnuh101 14
The_Horse_Joke 14
Ticklebump 14
Xtremeloco 14
BallSoHerd 15
Bank_Gothic 15
Branzilla91 15
cfbguy 15
DylanCarlson3 15 LW: 21
JeromesNiece 15
myghtymouse 15
Striker743 15 Up 1
badgers4194 16
corundum9 16
Helifino 16
Meany_Vizzini 16 15.1, +1.1, -3
PHubbs 17
ucieaters33 17
digdat0 18
HelioOne 18
tdoger 18
Daigotsu 19
PalmettoFace 19
COLU_BUS 20
HarbingerOfFun 20
nbingham196 20
dabul-master 21
TimeBroken 21
GilBrandt 22
JustAManAndHisLaptop 22
realclean 22
aggiebruin27 23
JohnWickStuntDouble 24
outthawazoo 24
wameron 24

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
grahamca 4
Noelthemexican 4
PaulMSURon 5
ChaseTheFalcon 6 Looked good
frone 6
IMissMW2Lobbies 6
Jaymoney00 6
ManiacalBlazer 6
whereismysauerkraut 6
Amane_VIII 7
ch1l1_ch33s3 7
jaybigs 7
Ruhrgebietheld 7
secoja8 7
TheFalconGuy 7
camryn_16 8
Cooliamabeast 8
guttata 8
Hugefootballfan44 8
I-AMA-KarmaWhore-AMA 8
JBonkies 8
just-regular-I-guess 8 They good
MADBuc49 8
noffinater 8
notsmartprivate 8
RealignmentJunkie 8
SonOfSvens 8
TheBeekman8 8
TommyTwoTaps 8
70277027 9
ActuallyJasonPrice 9
BRNXB0MBERS 9
CheapTrickIsOkay 9
ewolfy13 9
GoCardinals74 9
KyleAg06 9
mauliknshah 9
Megalomanizac 9
mmaxey14 9
ObjectOnBroadway 9
RaceScottRace 9
samspopguy 9
Spacesurfer6 9
The_Good_Constable 9
WBLwiffleball 9
WitchKing17 9
10catsinspace 10
_n8n8_ 10
brucewaynewins 10
Butternades 10
diehardcubforever 10
dusklord1 10
dustingibson 10
Fantastic-Calendar-9 10 LW: 13
FeliceDot27 10
fredmerc111 10
hershculez 10
LamarcusAldrige1234 10
losbullitt 10
madskillzmatt 10
newSomberMan 10
Pure_Protein_Machine 10
Sflabuckeye13 10
Steelthornn 10
tapswitch 10
thatoneguyD13 10
ThatStrangeGuyOverMe 10
True_Ad5324 10
Xarathustria 10
zachw900 10
AnAngryPanda1 11
Archaic_1 11
bannista7 11 LW: 15
BearsAreGreat1 11
beaver333 11
bethe2ndmouse 11
colonel750 11
Is_Flacco_Elite 11
itsnotnews92 11
JustinMSU21 11
Loopylime 11
Matthias382 11
muzikjamr 11
NanoBuc 11
OldCoaly 11
pianoprofiteer 11
PNW_Jeff 11
romulusjsp 11
sconbon 11
zacjacobson 11
BananaBouquet 12
coletheredditer 12
Dan20698 12
Dravens19 12
FourteenClocks 12
Guhraffe 12
iDevourer 12
mathmanhale 12
MaxMan1300 12
MrOrcaDood 12 Did what was expected against a terrible Akron team. Running game looks solid, passing game does not. Will need more than that to beat OSU and UM.
PattyKane16 12
PolitiBob 12
PSUMediaPA 12 A clean shutout and blowout of Akron despite the Zips getting down the field a few times. The Washington road game will be their first true test.
RedassAddict 12
Sebene 12
thetrain23 12
zachismadewell 12
buckeye4249 13
Dontworryaboutit1 13
dtynes10 13
entropy888 13
Harpua99 13
JamoRedhead 13
maxwell6233 13
the_lost_carrot 13
TimHowardsHands 13
Bereft13 14
CanAWoodChuckChuck 14
ClemNation 14
drneilpretenamen 14
mcdsmaster8824 14
rocco2246 14
59brad 15
Huntkv 15
mthompson2320 15
the_neverdoctor 15
DaewooLanosMFerrr 16
Due_Connection179 16 This is one of my "I just don't believe in you" teams. I think they will be a solid 9 or 10 win team, but something just seems off about them right now and I can't put my finger quite on it.
DownshiftGD 17
mcfly97 17
Phillyfan3 17
BertGallagher 18
CallMeTheKing 18 SCORE = 3.414214
russdb 18 won big
UVUboi2 18
giveupanddie 19
ianmcmoney 19
mill1634 19
TadKosciuszko 19
Dawg-Bite 21
shadowwingnut 21 Haven't played anyone yet. Might lose in Seattle this week.
Terminal_BAS 21
RJEP22 25 (2-0) 27.435 points
Blue = Human
Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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Normal = after the AP poll was published

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