Updated: Week 8, Coaches Poll: Michigan #25 AP:N/R

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  1. Alabama
  2. Penn State
  3. Georgia
  4. TCU
  5. Wisconsin
  6. Ohio State
  7. Clemson
  8. Miami
  9. Oklahoma
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Washington
  12. Oklahoma State
  13. Virginia Tech
  14. USF
  15. NC State
  16. Washington State
  17. UCF
  18. Michigan State
  19. Auburn
  20. Stanford
  21. USC
  22. West Virginia
  23. LSU
  24. Texas A&M
  25. Michigan

Others receiving votes: Memphis 119, Iowa State 32, Mississippi State 19, South Carolina 9, Georgia Tech 8, Arizona 6, Colorado State 4, Kentucky 4, Boise State 3, Navy 3, Marshall 3, Arizona State 2, Florida 1, Syracuse 1, Appalachian State 1, Troy 1

AP:

  1. Alabama
  2. Penn State
  3. Georgia
  4. TCU
  5. Wisconsin
  6. Ohio State
  7. Clemson
  8. Miami
  9. Notre Dame
  10. Oklahoma
  11. Oklahoma State
  12. Washington
  13. Virginia Tech
  14. NC State
  15. Washington State
  16. Michigan State
  17. USF
  18. UCF
  19. Auburn
  20. Stanford
  21. USC
  22. West Virginia
  23. LSU
  24. Memphis
  25. Iowa State

 

It will be interesting to see how the Playoff Committee considers Wisconsin when they are undefeated going into the B1G Championship. Their schedule;

Utah State, FAU, BYU, NW, Neb, Purdue, MD, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota. We will potentially be the closest thing to a signature win......

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CLion

October 22nd, 2017 at 2:56 PM ^

Forget about advanced stats. OSU got beat down at home by OU, ND barely lost to UG. ND soundly won @ MSU and destroyed USC. OSU's only comparable win would be beating down Nebraska. I also have no reason to expect ND to lose either of those games. And I have no reason to expect OSU will beat PSU.

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DrMantisToboggan

October 22nd, 2017 at 3:16 PM ^

We will see, but large amounts of data would suggest that Urban isn't losing another home game this year, and that Notre Dame isn't going to finish the job. If PSU wins in Columbus and Notre Dame wins out I will gladly admit to the board that I was wrong and CLion is much wiser.

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CLion

October 22nd, 2017 at 3:22 PM ^

I'm just saying that ND's resume is better. They are lower rated because of poll inertia. I also wouldn't bet against PSU right now vs any team other than Bama and maybe Georgia. Winning in Columbus is a tough task but after last night I'd say 50/50.

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NJblue2

October 22nd, 2017 at 2:55 PM ^

So somehow USC is still ranked after losing way worse and having the same record? Interesting. Also last week we were punished for struggling to beat Indiana on the road, but MSU gets a bump for struggling to beat Indiana at home. 

Obviously we're not very good and we were humilated last night, but I still feel we should be ranked.

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tybert

October 22nd, 2017 at 3:17 PM ^

The only "quality" win is vs. Florida. Had Indiana's offense not crapped out on a drive inside the MSU 10 up 6-3 and scored a TD, maybe MSU would have lost and our win there may have meant a bit more.

Iowa State has a quality win at Okie. Deserves to be ahead of us. 

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chatster

October 22nd, 2017 at 3:29 PM ^

Michigan now is fifth in Total Defense and tied for 97th with Middle Tennessee in Total Offense among all FBS teams. LINK 

For comparison, Penn State is 27th in Total Offense and ninth in Total Defense. LINK  Wisconsin is 28th in Total Offense and sixth in Total Defense. LINK  Ohio State is third in Total Offense and 16th in Total Defense. LINK  

Among other Big Ten teams, Iowa (103), Minnesota (105), Maryland (115), Illinois (119) and Rutgers (122) are worse than Michigan in Total Offense; only Michigan State (fourth) is ranked higher in Total Defense.

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sharklover

October 22nd, 2017 at 4:06 PM ^

"It will be interesting to see how the Playoff Committee considers Wisconsin when they are undefeated going into the B1G Championship..." 

It sure is nice to see that you have written off the possiblity of a win against the Badgers. This team has month to improve before that game. It's not as if we don't have a chance

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sharklover

October 22nd, 2017 at 4:34 PM ^

I also expect to see Don Brown adjust to mismatches by finding defensive packages that can contain big, explosive players. Zone packages can help to mitigate the advantages that tall receivers have.

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HateSparty

October 22nd, 2017 at 4:38 PM ^

Love to hear someone ask Harbaugh about not being ranked then him going off poetically how it doesn't matter one rat shit what the media thinks. All that matters is W's and the playoff committee. #Truth and just awesome.

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Bigly yuge

October 22nd, 2017 at 4:50 PM ^

More fire from Harbaugh is needed. I know refs are “cracking down” on coach behavior, but we already get penalized much more than our opponents for whatever reason. Idk where year one Harbaugh went, but I want him back.

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NYMICH

October 22nd, 2017 at 5:27 PM ^

Why is Michigan ranked at all?  The team that played last night is undoubtedly not one of the 25 best in the country.  And Michigan will need to materially improve for it to have a chance of being true before year end.

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smwilliams

October 22nd, 2017 at 8:31 PM ^

FWIW, in the AP Poll after Week 9 last season, Michigan was ranked 7-0 and was the #2 team in the nation. Penn State was 5-2 and #24. So, things can change pretty quickly.

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