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Michigan Ranked 14th in Preseason AP Poll

By · Monday, August 21, 2006 · 11:08 AM |  Share | Leave a Comment 

The first AP Poll of the college football season is out, and Michigan is ranked as the 14th best team in the country. This is where I expected the Wolverines to stand as that has been the average ranking in most polls that I’ve seen. In the USA Today Coaches poll, Michigan was ranked at #15, so there’s not much of a difference between the two polls.

Coming off of a 7-5 season, some may say that Michigan should be ranked lower than 14/15, but I feel that it’s just right. If the Wolverines had made it to the top 10, then I’d be the first to say that that is way too high, just as if they weren’t ranked at all, then I’d say that’s wrong too. I’m very happy with the #14 ranking as this is just another thing you can add to the list of comparisons with the 1997 season. Coming into the eventual national title season, the Wolverines were rated as the #14 team in the nation in most preseason polls. I’m not saying that this season will turn out the same as 1997, but it certainly is something to think about.

Full Top 25:

  1. Ohio State (35)
  2. Notre Dame (10)
  3. Texas (8)
  4. Auburn (3)
  5. West Virginia (6)
  6. Southern Cal (3)
  7. Florida
  8. LSU
  9. Cal
  10. Oklahoma
  11. Florida State
  12. Miami, Florida
  13. Louisville
  14. Michigan
  15. Georgia
  16. Iowa
  17. Virginia Tech
  18. Clemson
  19. Penn State
  20. Nebraska
  21. Oregon
  22. TCU
  23. Tennessee
  24. Arizona State
  25. Texas Tech
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