Coaches Poll

AP Poll

Northwestern took a small step toward the top 10 on their bye week, moving up a spot in both Coaches and AP Polls to #12.  

The chances at playing in a New Year’s Six game were dusted by not getting any favorable results this week.  Whether or not these rankings matter is a different conversation entirely. 

But what Northwestern has done is put themselves in a position to potentially hop into the top 10 if they win a bowl game, a heck of a feat in itself.