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 6:35 AM ^
Givin' Ohio the M finger.
October 3rd, 2022 at 9:17 AM ^
How do you do that with a mitten on?
October 3rd, 2022 at 10:14 AM ^
It's a stretch mitten.
October 4th, 2022 at 4:11 PM ^
Impressive
October 3rd, 2022 at 12:40 AM ^
28 people think Georgia is the best team?
October 3rd, 2022 at 12:45 AM ^
Despite massive roster changes, many people can’t unsee what Georgia did in the playoff in January. (And they are also apparently not watching a lot of games this season).
October 3rd, 2022 at 6:06 AM ^
They looked pretty dominant against Oregon and South Carolina.
October 3rd, 2022 at 6:51 AM ^
....and equally as crappy in late wins v Mizzou and Kent. OSU absolutely deserves to be ahead of them, and there's a strong case for them to have the top spot. But we're talking about a group of media folk who somehow put 4-1 LSU in the top 25 and left 4-1 FSU out despite FSU's head to head road win in Coach Kelly's home state of Louweeezyanna
Whatever. We just need to keep winning. Beat Indiana
October 3rd, 2022 at 8:03 AM ^
I don't think we have seen enough from any of these teams to justify shifting the top spots. OSU's best win is a close win against a down Notre Dame team at home. Alabama was fortunate to defeat Texas who promptly dropped one against Texas Tech. Georgia as you said suffered close victories over Kent and Missouri.
This is all good news for us. They are mortal.
October 3rd, 2022 at 11:50 AM ^
OSU struggled at home with a Notre Dame team that lost Marshall the following week. And that's their only win against a top...75 opponent?
UGA slept walked for a half at Missouri and then dominated the second half. So, eh. There is a clear top three. The order doesn't really matter.
October 3rd, 2022 at 8:55 AM ^
After week five, Klatt has it:
1. OSU
2. Alabama
3. U of M
4. Clemson
5. Georgia
October 3rd, 2022 at 9:54 AM ^
I wouldn't put Minnesota that high after loosing to Purdue...seriously though, this ranking is consistent with on-field performance this year. Alabama almost lost to Texas, and Georgia and Clemson almost lost 2 games to crappy teams.
October 3rd, 2022 at 9:57 AM ^
Klatt has some sense. This top 5 is absolutely what the AP and Coaches' Poll should be. Georgia had trouble with Kent St. And then didn't have a lead against Missouri until the final minutes in the fourth quarter.
October 3rd, 2022 at 2:47 PM ^
It's all about - SEC SEC SEC SEC
October 3rd, 2022 at 12:09 PM ^
My opinion of Klatt has dwindled down in the recent weeks. When you have to explain your words after the game, you are not doing it right.
Putting Clemson ahead of Georgia?
October 3rd, 2022 at 2:30 AM ^
I hate to say it, but I don’t see why Ohio State isn’t number one in the polls. Both Alabama and Georgia have struggled at times.
October 3rd, 2022 at 8:27 AM ^
OSU, to date, hasn't played anyone. The two wins that would normally mean something, Notre Dame and Wisconsin, don't this year. ND is starting to come around but they have not looked very good to start the year at all, and can't score points. Lost to Marshall at home, could have (should have?) lost to Cal. Wisconsin is trash and can't even do well the 1-2 things that they historically do very well, run the ball and play defense. OSU is not going to end up playing anyone until it goes to Penn State, which is almost a month away.
Now if they go to State College and boat race a 5-1 or 6-0 PSU team, then I'd say go ahead and just put them #1. But OSU has been getting to beat up on nobodies and underachievers up to this point.
October 3rd, 2022 at 9:29 AM ^
It'll be interesting to see just how good Ewerless Texas is and how Arkansas finishes. Wiscy and ND are both down, but are like Tx and Ark world-beaters? They're probably better than ND & Wiscy, granted, but OSU has looked better than Bama, IMO.
October 3rd, 2022 at 9:52 AM ^
Alabama's entire offense is essentially Bryce Young. Without him, they absolutely lose to Texas, and that Arkansas game is probably more interesting.
They don't have the household names at RB and WR anymore like they used to. I suppose there's time for guys to emerge, but every other year, Saban seems to have these guys stockpiled and ready to roll off the assembly line to destroy all in their wake. But it seems like this year, no one is really emerging. And if that doesn't change, that could bite them. But they are lucky that Bryce Young is just that good.
I think you can argue that OSU should be ahead of Alabama right now, but even with Georgia's struggles, they've still played a tougher schedule and looked better (overall) against better competition. So I wouldn't peg OSU ahead of Georgia in any capacity right now. OSU's defense has not had to be challenged by anyone. They've played two atrocious P5 offenses in ND and Wisconsin, overmatched G5 squads, and Rutgers. All at home, to boot. They haven't been remotely challenged yet.
That said, if OSU convincingly beats Penn State or thrashes them, and Georgia continues to look uninspired, then I'd say OSU should vault to #1.
October 3rd, 2022 at 12:11 PM ^
Great sumnary
October 3rd, 2022 at 1:59 PM ^
Alabama did beat Arkansas after Young went out and their backup qb ran an 80 yard td. Must not have watched the second half of that game. OSU is not number 1 at all. They keep Stroud in most of the game cuz they want him to get the Heisman. If we kept JJ in that long in the blowouts we could've scored much more than the 55 a game we were getting... I swear most people aren't watching the games just checking box scores.
October 3rd, 2022 at 12:01 PM ^
Me thinking out loud here: I know these easy early season schedules are annoying for most fan bases . . . however it really reduces what a team puts on tape for an opponent to scout.
Would you rather have "lack of seasoning" against early season opponents or "provide lack of tape" for rivals later in the season?
October 4th, 2022 at 4:23 PM ^
"Lack of tape" makes the most sense to me. It is super annoying hearing other teams fans harp on the sos sure, but remaining at #4 with the current sos seems to have paid off. Especially with PSU coming up, they haven't really seen much. All-in-all i think it was a good play.
October 3rd, 2022 at 2:41 AM ^
It’s rare to have both KS schools in the top 20 together!
October 3rd, 2022 at 4:38 AM ^
Don’t like y’all, but at least you guys take care of your cupcakes. There’s some good evidence that UGA should’ve gone down Saturday. Just bad coaching by Mizzou. Hell, if Kent State is making you sweat, you probably have some underlying problems that need to get figured out.
October 3rd, 2022 at 6:51 AM ^
Mizzou was getting screwed by the refs toward the end of that game.
October 3rd, 2022 at 7:03 AM ^
Mizzou screwed themselves settling for FGs in the first half. They blew a 1st and Goal at the 1 trying to hurry up and catch UGA off guard (which never worked all game) and got whistled for a false start. Convert a couple those into TDs and they win and UGA would've fallen to #4 in the polls because SEC is awesome (or at least that's what the SEC announcers said).
October 3rd, 2022 at 8:43 AM ^
Mizzou’s kicker was extremely entertaining however.
October 3rd, 2022 at 9:08 AM ^
"It just means more," though, right?
/s
October 3rd, 2022 at 8:31 AM ^
I figured that Kent State game last week was just a sense of malaise and not really getting up for a blatantly overmatched opponent. But after this Mizzou game, I'm not too sure. This game against Mizzou should've been over by halftime, and you arguably should've lost the game altogether.
Either way, if I'm Tennessee or Florida, I might be starting to smell a smidge of blood in the water. Especially if Georgia continues to struggle this coming weekend.
October 3rd, 2022 at 8:46 AM ^
Tennessee maybe, but if Florida is smelling blood it’s their own
October 3rd, 2022 at 9:53 AM ^
Florida is a better team than Mizzou. If Mizzou can push Georgia to the brink like that, then so can Florida.
October 3rd, 2022 at 5:57 AM ^
I remember the days not too long ago when playing a team with a pulse on the road was basically an auto L for this program. I am enjoying a comfortable W over a good Iowa team and our time as a clear top 5 team. Life's good
October 3rd, 2022 at 9:19 AM ^
The vibe around this team has been Amaizing! The one thing separating us from the elite teams was a playmaking QB, Cade and JJ have this program on a better trajectory. HAIL!!!
October 3rd, 2022 at 6:03 AM ^
Maryland is going to end up in the poll in the next couple weeks. That win is looking better in hindsight.
October 3rd, 2022 at 6:38 AM ^
Basically, they're getting penalized for playing MSU.
October 3rd, 2022 at 9:06 AM ^
I think it’s more likely than not that they are 8-1 when they go to Happy Valley
October 3rd, 2022 at 6:37 AM ^
Yeah, turtle ball is holding us down with the votes. Wish we threw deeper more.
October 3rd, 2022 at 6:53 AM ^
Not against Iowa. Coaches had a solid gameplan to prevent turnovers.
October 3rd, 2022 at 10:21 AM ^
Seemed clear to me that once it got to 20-0, the coaches knew the only way Iowa was going to win that game was turnovers. Turtling a bit was a little butt clenchy at times, but was 100% the right call in the situation
October 3rd, 2022 at 10:24 AM ^
Every week there’s a new excuse for why we can’t run the type of offense we probably need to run to compete for championships, until there isn’t. Then we pretend we haven’t had this conversation all season and it’s just a wild coincidence we’re unprepared to win a shootout.
October 3rd, 2022 at 11:14 AM ^
We threw a bunch of deep balls against MD, they were just mostly overthrown. JJ will settle in. The one deep throw against Iowa was very close.
October 3rd, 2022 at 7:10 AM ^
We're #4 in the polls and have probably played the weakest schedule of the top 4. What is there to complain about?
October 3rd, 2022 at 7:18 AM ^
I disagree. OSU has played a softer schedule. 3 cupcakes and 2 tough ones (ND and Wisky) haven’t left home yet. We’ve done the same played Maryland and Iowa who I think are better than those 2 OSU played, plus went on the road.. just my opinion. We are far behind Bama and Georgia though.
October 3rd, 2022 at 8:05 AM ^
Forcing deep shots and potentially dropping games as a result would really hold us down in the polls.
October 3rd, 2022 at 9:27 AM ^
Iowa's philosophy on defense is to limit big plays and make you execute your way down the field. They have a solid secondary that is well coached. You're not going to make a living throwing deep in Kinnick.
October 3rd, 2022 at 12:16 PM ^
Tell that to Meyer who was smacked around at Iowa. A comfortable win at Iowa as a top 5 team is good.
October 3rd, 2022 at 7:06 AM ^
I’m just admiring our record of 17-2 in last 19 games. One of those loses coming at the hands of one of the most talented CFB squads I’ve ever seen.
October 3rd, 2022 at 10:57 AM ^
Georgia was pretty good too!