AP Poll - #4 Michigan, #8 Wisconsin

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1 Alabama
Alabama (50)
Record: 4-0
PV Rank
1
Points
1,511
2 Ohio State
Record: 3-0
2
1,440
3 Louisville
Record: 4-0
3
1,409
4 Michigan
Michigan (1)
Record: 4-0
4
1,292
5 Clemson
Record: 4-0
5
1,267
6 Houston
Record: 4-0
6
1,239
7 Stanford
Record: 3-0
7
1,166
8 Wisconsin
Record: 4-0
11
1,084
9 Texas A&M
Record: 4-0
10
1,036
10 Washington
Record: 4-0
9
986
11 Tennessee
Record: 4-0
14
909
12 Florida State
Record: 3-1
13
804
13 Baylor
Record: 4-0
16
729
14 Miami (FL)
Record: 3-0
15
696
15  
Record: 4-0
20
640
16 Mississippi
Record: 2-2
23
540
17 Michigan State
Record: 2-1
8
527
18 Utah
Record: 4-0
24
493
19 San Diego State
Record: 3-0
22
304
20 Arkansas
Record: 3-1
17
241
21 TCU
Record: 3-1
-
239
22 Texas
Record: 2-1
21
217
23 Florida
Record: 3-1
19
176
24 Boise State
Record: 3-0
-
163
25 Georgia
Record: 3-1
12
142

Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 135, Oklahoma 120, North Dakota St. 58, West Virginia 51, Virginia Tech 38, Colorado 33, North Carolina 26, Iowa 25, UCLA 22, Auburn 18, LSU 17, W. Michigan 14, Wake Forest 9, Memphis 6, Maryland 2, Toledo 1

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jdon

September 25th, 2016 at 7:44 PM ^

Friday nights are for the high schoolers.  Plain and simple.

 

I don't think anyone should play on friday nights in respect of the high school games.  

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SpikeFan2016

September 25th, 2016 at 7:09 PM ^

Because they were at a Louisville game two weeks ago, and Louisville has approximately zero football fans. 

 

Michigan has by far the biggest national pull of those four teams, and Wisconsin is near equal to Clemson, honestly probably bigger (remember, Wisconsin has a significantly higher population than the state of South Carolina, and there is no competing FBS school in WI). 

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Michigan4Life

September 25th, 2016 at 11:01 PM ^

Except the interest are much higher for Clemson/Louisville game than there is for Michigan/Wisconsin game. No one cares about Wisconsin game. Clemson and Louisville is a much better game and has two future top 3 NFL draft picks at QBs. Both are heisman front runners.

Who cares if they were at Louisville game two weeks ago? All it matters is which one is the better game and Clemson/Louisville game is clearly a better game



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remdog

September 25th, 2016 at 2:38 PM ^

there are some nonsensical rankings. FSU #12 after being literally demolished 63-20 (63-10 before garbage time) by Lousville, ranked ahead of undefeated teams like Nebraska?? Seven (!!) ranked SEC teams after their pathetic performance out of conference this year? At least the rankings aren't being used directly to determine playoff teams anymore so that SEC bias isn't determining the "national champion" any more.

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SpikeFan2016

September 25th, 2016 at 2:47 PM ^

My question: what happens if we beat Wisconsin and Clemson beats Louisville? I feel like unless the margins were significantly different (Clemson creams them, but we just edge the Badgers) we should stay ahead of them. But reality tells me that they will jump us unless we win by a large margin and they win a very close and potentially flukey game. 

 

Honestly though, we could be poised to stay at number 4 for a very long time. I honestly cannot see Alabama losing in the regular season this year; the rest of the SEC is very down. If Louisville beats Clemson, they will be ahead of us at least until mid-November after their Houston game. 

 

Our only chance to rise in the next month and a half, in my opinion, is if OSU loses at Wisconsin or Clemson beats Louisville in a close game but we beat Wisconsin handily. 

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Perkis-Size Me

September 25th, 2016 at 3:37 PM ^

In that situation, like you said, I think we hold steady at 4. Alabama and OSU are pretty well entrenched at 1-2 right now. They're playing Kentucky and Rutgers so they're not going anywhere in the polls.

If we beat up on Wisconsin and Louisville just scrapes by Clemson, I think we jump up to 3. But if Clemson wins next week, I think they'll leapfrog us unless we just flat out dominate Wisconsin.



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Wolfman

September 25th, 2016 at 4:24 PM ^

or a similar, low-scoring affair for us to jump to no. 3. And that's only if we decisevly beat WI which might be difficult because they're kind of the mirror image of us as to game plan, i.e., sustained drives, limiting number of opposition's offensive series Special teams could break it open though, like Peppers breaking a TD on the kickoff or punt returns. We're a faster team than they've seen defensively and Hurst is actually becoming a bitch. 

Of course, the young qb could succumb to the type of pressure he has never witnessed before. WI is incapable of duplicating our team speed with their scouting unit. If UM is able to to maintain their scoring average it will be due to Harbaugh discovering a weakness in their secondary and Speight will have to be a little sharper than he was Saturday. I am glad this occured during the PSU game though. Harbaugh will have his full attention this week and the young man did not play that bad of a game. He should be better this week setting his feet to get proper weight shift on his longer passes. 

I don't mind our players making a few mistakes as we continue to dominate though. They have bought in fully and just like the staff, they are looking for the perfect game. Love It. Lead by Peppers, we really have a great group of young men suiting up weekly. Gary is growing each week as well, and eventually I think teams will stop trying to run outside on him. Improssible for their pulling linemen to get there or their backs to outrun him and cut up field. We got a diamond there. Next man from Paramus, come on down. 

 

 

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The Fan in Fargo

September 25th, 2016 at 3:08 PM ^

That's why these rankings are a bunch of shit. Always have been. Just make the playoff a 12 team, 6 team or however it works out. Too much biased voting over this crap. How in the hell doesn't at least one of 4-0 teams like Clemson, Lousiville or Michigan jump a 3-0 Blohio? Doesn't make any sense. Also, there is no reason that only 1 team should get a shot out of these power five conference. There is absolutely no reason that a conference like the B1G shouldn't have at least one team in a playoff each and every year. Does the NFL eliminate the AFC South out of the playoffs because they aren't that good most years? 

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LSAClassOf2000

September 25th, 2016 at 3:31 PM ^

If nothing else, this poll has two things you don't see very often - two Mountain West teams ranked and North Dakota State on the periphery of things with some significant votes. It does make the AP Poll, as always, the more entertaining of the two major ones when it comes to discussion.

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turtleboy

September 25th, 2016 at 5:09 PM ^

Still think Stanford should be top 5, I don't think Georgia Florida Arkansas should be ranked on either poll, Nebraska over FSU/Baylor/Miami in both, and I don't agree with dropping Iowa past 25 with one loss to an arguably good team.

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WoodsonINT24

September 25th, 2016 at 5:59 PM ^

Long time reader, first time poster. Though I have been a life long UM fan I just purchased tickets for my first game at UM Stadium. I am looking to those of you with much more experience for tips regarding parking and tailgating? Any information would be greatly appreciated! Go Blue! 

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2Blue4You

September 25th, 2016 at 6:32 PM ^

Pioneer, Golf Course to be in the thick of it. You can easily park free off Woodland and walk through those areas to take in the scenery. Downtown is a nice walk away if you prefer the restaurant bar route for pregame and a nice walk to the stadium. There is a wealth of knowledge to steer you in the right direction.



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SpikeFan2016

September 25th, 2016 at 9:01 PM ^

If Wisconsin keeps the games against Michigan and Ohio State at least somewhat competitive, they could be in the top 10 by the end of the season again. 

 

The Badgers look likely to finish the season on a 6-0 streak. Iowa looks bad. The Badgers get Nebraska at home (at night) and have routinely and thoroughly had the Huskers' number in Big Ten play.

Then, Wisconsin has by far the easiest November schedule of any top 25 team in the country (which will be well deserved after their first two months). It includes "road" games at Northwestern (a stadium that will be majority Badger fans) and Purdue (a stadium that will be majority empty). Then they get Illinois in Madison.

The only team with a pulse they play in November is Minnesota, but that game is in Camp Randall and there's no way the streak is going to end this year with Wisconsin looking better than they have in quite a few years and the game in Madison. 

 

A 10-2 Badger team with 2-3 Top 25 wins and losses to potential Top 4 UM/OSU going into The Game sounds Top 10 to me, in the 8-10 range. 

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7words

September 25th, 2016 at 9:03 PM ^

This is a pet peeve of mine when they say a team has such and such "Top 25" wins.  Just because they beat an overated team in the beginning of the year that ends up being unranked at the end, they still credit them for beating a ranked team.  LSU isn't gonna be ranked by the end of the year.  Sparty may not be either.  So they may not have any wins over ranked teams come December.  

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SpikeFan2016

September 25th, 2016 at 11:17 PM ^

Oh, I agree. That's why I said 2-3, I thought that was relatively clear. 

Your post is far more ignorant than mine. Wisconsin still will play at least 3, and possibly 4, more ranked teams. Meaning they could end up playing 6 teams ranked at the time. If they finish with 10 wins, it's fairly likely that at least 2 of those teams would be still ranked.

If Wisconsin finishes the season 10-2 with losses to us and the Buckeyes, they've beaten 3 teams while they were ranked (add Nebraska). Iowa could also reemerge. I think it's pretty likely at least 2 of those 4 finish ranked. MSU at 9-3 is ranked, and I doubt they lose to more than OSU and UM. 

 

Watch out for OSU in Madison though; Badgers have a chance. If the Buckeyes lose before November 26th, it will be in Camp Randall at night. 

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