Michigan climbs in US LBM Coaches Poll entering The Game week
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Michigan football has one more regular-season contest left, The Game, against Ohio State. The Wolverines enter at 9-2 and will face the 11-0 Buckeyes at The Big House.
The maize and blue had their first in-conference complete game on Saturday, beating Maryland 45-20, in a score that could have been more lopsided. Would that matter in the eyes of the coaches?
The final in-season, regular-season US LBM Coaches Poll is out, and the Wolverines are now ranked No. 15 after coming in at No. 17 last week. The Buckeyes remain No. 1.
Michigan has no ranked wins but losses to No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 20 USC.
Here are the full rankings:
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 11-0 | 1573 | 61 | 1 | – | 1/2 |
| 2 | Indiana | 11-0 | 1495 | 0 | 2 | – | 2/21 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 11-0 | 1461 | 2 | 3 | – | 3/22 |
| 4 | Georgia | 10-1 | 1378 | 0 | 4 | – | 3/10 |
| 5 | Oregon | 10-1 | 1291 | 0 | 5 | – | 2/9 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 10-1 | 1262 | 0 | 6 | – | 4/15 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 10-1 | 1211 | 0 | 7 | – | 7/24 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 1108 | 0 | 8 | – | 6/NR |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 9-2 | 1073 | 0 | 9 | – | 5/21 |
| 10 | Alabama | 9-2 | 1002 | 0 | 10 | – | 4/20 |
| 11 | BYU | 10-1 | 943 | 0 | 11 | – | 8/NR |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 9-2 | 828 | 0 | 13 | +1 | 11/NR |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 9-2 | 781 | 0 | 15 | +2 | 2/18 |
| 14 | Utah | 9-2 | 774 | 0 | 14 | – | 14/NR |
| 15 | Michigan | 9-2 | 683 | 0 | 17 | +2 | 13/NR |
| 16 | Texas | 8-3 | 615 | 0 | 18 | +2 | 1/19 |
| 17 | Virginia | 9-2 | 532 | 0 | 19 | +2 | 11/NR |
| 18 | Tennessee | 8-3 | 499 | 0 | 20 | +2 | 11/22 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 344 | 0 | 12 | -7 | 7/NR |
| 20 | USC | 8-3 | 313 | 0 | 16 | -4 | 16/NR |
| 21 | James Madison | 10-1 | 262 | 0 | 22 | +1 | 21/NR |
| 22 | North Texas | 10-1 | 251 | 0 | 23 | +1 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Tulane | 9-2 | 186 | 0 | 25 | +2 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 8-3 | 158 | 0 | NR | +11 | 23/NR |
| 25 | SMU | 8-3 | 109 | 0 | NR | +2 | 16/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Missouri; No. 24 Houston;
Others Receiving Votes
Arizona State 86; Navy 58; Washington 39; Missouri 32; Iowa 32; Arizona 30; San Diego State 29; Houston 22; Penn State 4; Illinois 4; Connecticut 4; UNLV 2; South Florida 1
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan rises in US LBM Coaches Poll as focus turns to Ohio State
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