AP ranking: No. 2 Record: 7-0, 4-0 Result: Defeated Illinois, 41-8 Last week: No. 2 Up next: at Michigan State (2-5, 0-4) Michigan couldn’t have had a better weekend. The Wolverines mauled another hapless opponent and their biggest rival lost a stunning upset, which opened up the No. 2 spot in the Associated Press poll. Michigan has outscored conference foes 182-25 through four games, and that figures to grow even more lopsided when they travel to face Michigan State this weekend. The old adage is to throw out the record books when two rivals meet, and the Spartans have won seven of the past eight. But this Michigan State team is one of the worst in Mark D’Antonio’s 10 years. After last season’s debacle in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines will run up the score if they have the chance. (Gregory Shamus / Getty Images)
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