Michigan remains #4 in AP Poll
After a big win but a 2nd straight week of not blowing out an opponent, UM retains the #4 spot in the AP poll but just barely. In total votes, we’re 3 ahead of Clemson. To put that in perspective, both OSU at #3 and USC at #6 are more than 100 points away from us or Clemson. Here’s to destroying the Hoosiers and giving ourselves some breathing room.
Bama also hops Georgia to retake the top spot (by 2 votes!). The other B1G school in the top 25 is Penn State at #10. Maryland, Minnesota, Illinois, and Purdue all received some votes.
- Alabama (25)
- Georgia (28)
- Ohio State (10)
- Michigan
- Clemson
- USC
- Oklahoma State
- Tennessee
- Ole Miss
- Penn State
- Utah
- Oregon
- Kentucky
- NC State
- Wake Forest
- BYU
- TCU
- UCLA
- Kansas
- Kansas State
- Washington
- Syracuse
- Mississippi State
- Cincinnati
- LSU
Also receiving votes: Washington State 91, Baylor 88, Florida State 78, Arkansas 76, James Madison 39, Florida 37, Maryland 25, Coastal Carolina 17, Minnesota 14, Tulane 9, Illinois 6, North Carolina 5, Texas A&M 4, Purdue 2, Oklahoma 2
October 3rd, 2022 at 1:08 PM ^
If somebody would have told me during the Covid 2020 season with all the cancels and losses, that a year later we'd be lifting the Silver Football trophy and beat osu - and in 2022 start off as well as we have so far, I would have said - - You are CRAZY.
- - Being ranked #4 at this time is a gift.
Hopefully, we can keep this momentum for several years.
Go Blue!
October 3rd, 2022 at 1:23 PM ^
I agree with your take except for the gift part. The team earned that ranking.
October 3rd, 2022 at 1:32 PM ^
Gift for us fans. Players and coaches definitely earned it.
Then again, we survived Rich Rod and Hoke, so I guess we kind of earned it? - But not really as fandom suffering does not accrue karmic equity in the universe…see the Lions or Nebraska football
October 3rd, 2022 at 1:26 PM ^
The beauty of these college football media and coaches polls is that they don't matter.
If they want to put Clemson #4 and Michigan #5 it's fine with me. Don't care.
Just win and everything will take care of itself. The polls will follow.
October 3rd, 2022 at 2:56 PM ^
Yep, basically it will all be settled on the field. Personally, I don't give a rat's ass where we're ranked right now. Win out and everything else will fall into place
October 3rd, 2022 at 3:53 PM ^
You are 100% correct. There isnt anything any team (Not named bama or clemson) can do to trump an undefeated season beating OSU in Columbus and beating Northwestern in the BTCG. I pick the wildcats because they currently in first place in the west. ;-)
October 3rd, 2022 at 6:55 PM ^
Michigan State is still #1 in making the worst coaching deal in history.
That has to count for something.