Michigan football moves up in AP Poll after win over USC
The Michigan Wolverines are 3-1 and back up the polls this week after a 27-24 win over USC on Saturday, rising to No. 12 in the country in the latest ranking from the AP Poll.
Michigan is one of six teams from the Big Ten in the new poll, headlined by No. 3 Ohio State, No. 8 Oregon, No. 9 Penn State, the 12th-ranked Wolverines, No. 13 USC and No. 19 Illinois. Michigan plays three of those teams with a date at Illinois on Oct. 19, a showdown at home with Oregon on Nov. 2 and the regular season finale at Ohio State on Nov. 30.
This week’s top five is made up of Texas, Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama and Tennessee, who flip-flopped with Ole Miss after a road win at Oklahoma.
Here is this week’s full AP Poll heading into the fourth full slate of games of the 2024 season.
- Texas (44 first-place votes)
- Georgia (13)
- Ohio State (5)
- Alabama
- Tennessee
- Ole Miss
- Miami (FL)
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Utah
- Missouri
- Michigan
- USC
- LSU
- Louisville
- Notre Dame
- Clemson
- Iowa State
- Illinois
- Oklahoma State
- Oklahoma
- BYU
- Kansas State
- Texas A&M
- Boise State
Michigan HC Sherrone Moore weighs in on win over USC
Michigan got a big-time win that it sorely needed in the first third of the season, and it did so by re-establishing its roots in the run game, rushing for 290 yards against the Trojans.
“We felt like we needed to possess the ball, we needed to be successful in the run game and keep their offense off the field,” Moore said. “Lincoln, I have so much respect for him and what he’s done on that side of the ball with that program. We knew we could generate some yards on the ground and wanted to control the clock and keep our defense off the field as much as possible. I think our guys executed. There was a little lull in the third quarter, they made some really good adjustments and we had to adjust so there was a chess match there in the run game. Obviously, Kalel, man, 17 carries, 159 yards, averaged 9 yards a carry, 2 touchdowns. Incredible job by him and the offensive line so very proud to see it.”
Michigan is next up against Minnesota at home. The game time for Saturday has not been officially set as of this posting, but recent buzz suggests a 12 p.m. kick on FOX.
