#6 Coaches / #5 AP

Submitted by Soulfire21 on

MOD EDIT - Bumped to mitigate numerous attempts to create AP poll threads. - LSA

The coaches poll is out, Michigan is #6

Largest rise is Texas (NR to 20th)

Largest fall is LSU (6th to 22nd)

  • OSU at 4th
  • MSU at 8th
  • Iowa at 10th
  • Wisconsin at 16th

Unsurprisingly, Alabama retains their top ranking and garnered 62 of 64 first place votes (the other 2 going to Clemson).

The AP Poll is also out. Michigan comes in at 5.

  • OSU at 4th
  • MSU at 12th
  • Iowa at 16th
  • Wisconsin at 10th
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Soulfire21

September 6th, 2016 at 1:07 PM ^

I would say MSU moving from 11th to 8th is a product of teams ahead of them losing, but Tennessee dropped from 10th to 14th for their "win" over Appalachian State. I'd flip Oklahoma and Michigan State for now, assuming we all still think both Houston and Oklahoma are good.

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tlo2485

September 6th, 2016 at 1:15 PM ^

Props for actually dropping ND and LSU far enough to be behind the unranked teams that beat them. Tennessee also took a hit, but I assume they only saw the Sparty final score and it passed the test compared to the other schools grouped in that 10ish ranking area. We should be ahead of stanford, but they did beat someone with much more of a pulse than Hawaii.

Also, take your pick for someone to replace Florida at 25. Miami, Nebraska, Utah, Boise, whoever. 

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UofM626

September 6th, 2016 at 1:10 PM ^

As these coaches w stick it to Michigan and Harbaugh every chance they get. Stanford at #4 is a joke, Sparty up 3 spots vs Furman. Was our win not as impressive as say OSU win? This year will be interesting instill say that much.

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Fieldy'sNuts

September 6th, 2016 at 1:15 PM ^

I know this a random place to ask this question: does anyone know what time of the evening/night the team bus typically gets back to ann arbor after playing in east lansing? (assume the game concludes at the normal time of around 7ish)

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ABOUBENADHEM

September 6th, 2016 at 1:27 PM ^

Seems about right and great for Charlie Strong.  Can ND please lose one more game early in the season so they can proceed to become totally irrrelevant for the rest of the year? 

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bacon

September 6th, 2016 at 2:06 PM ^

Sixth?? This is why you can't let up against Hawaii and allow 3 points, 16 first downs and only get 4 sacks on defense. This is why you don't take your starting qb out when you're only in the 3rd quarter and are only leading by only 49 points.

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uncle leo

September 6th, 2016 at 2:06 PM ^

Valenti said last week:

"Hawai'i is absolute garbage. Michigan will win that game 63-3."

That's crazy. Did anyone get it right on the score picks for Mgoblog?

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chickenpotpie

September 6th, 2016 at 2:20 PM ^

#5 seems right for us. At least Stanford isn't ahead of us and MSU didn't go up 3 spots (stupid coaches poll).

Wisconsin going from unranked to 10 is insane. Also, Washington going up that much seems a little excessive.

Ultimately, though, I can't be upset about there being only two SEC teams in the top 15.

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Michology 101

September 6th, 2016 at 2:25 PM ^

Like others have stated, the coaches don't really get to watch many teams play. They're pretty much just going by whether a team won or lost. I'm sure sometimes the final score may play a role in their decisions. Though I believe the coaches who are actually voting, don't always punish a team for winning a close game that shouldn't have been close, because they can relate to being in that situation themselves. That's probably why MSU still got rewarded for their unimpressive victory. Though if they really are a top ten team, one could argue that they should've beat Furman by at least 30 points.

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kevin holt

September 6th, 2016 at 2:23 PM ^

Copy-paste of AP Poll:

AP Poll

 

1. Bama

2. Clemson

3. FSU

4. OSU

5. Michigan

6. Houston

7. Stanford

8. Washington

9. Georgia

10. Wisconsin

11. Texas

12. Muh MSU

13. Louisville

14. Oklahoma

15. TCU

16. Iowa

17. Tennessee

18. Notre Dame

19. Ole Miss

20. Texas A&M

21. LSU

22. Ok State

23. Baylor

24. Oregon

25. Miami

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tlo2485

September 6th, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^

It sure feels good to be back in the top 5. For those of you who say polls don't matter, they do. Specifically the AP. They matter for recruiting and the image of the program. Just like the most wins, highest attendance, etc.. high appearances in the AP polls contribute to the overall prestige of our program. 

 

Side note: holy hell, wisconsin and texas

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rc15

September 6th, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^

If Wisconsin beats MSU, there is a good chance we get GameDay.

Other possible games/locations:

Tennessee @ Georgia, Oklahoma @ TCU, Louisville @ Clemson, North Carolina @ FSU

If Louisville can beat FSU in week 3, then GameDay will be at Clemson. Otherwise, I like our odds.

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ShadowStorm33

September 6th, 2016 at 2:46 PM ^

I would have said Oklahoma-TCU, but not anymore. Louisville seems overrated, but you're probably right, an undefeated UL probably gets the nod. Tennessee isn't getting the game right after Game Day goes to Bristol, and UNC-FSU is out since they'll be there for the Clemson-FSU game (plus UNC couldn't hang on against Georgia).

It kind of comes down to whether you'd rather go to Clemson or Michigan. Both have good shots to play in a Game Day game (Clemson at FSU is a near lock, and The Game looks like by far the best game that week), but UL-Clemson and Wisconsin-Michigan are probably the most attractive home games for both teams, and in that vein it's a shame they fall on the same week.

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rc15

September 6th, 2016 at 2:26 PM ^

AP Poll is the only one that matters until the CFP poll. They are the tiny numbers that go next to the team names that the CFP committee sees.

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