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Michigan football moves up in Week 11 AP Poll after crazy weekend

Anthony Broomeby:Anthony Broome•11/06/22•

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Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy
Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy (9) throws a pass during a college football game between the Michigan Wolverines and Indiana Hoosiers on October 8, 2022 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Michigan football moved to 9-0 on the season with a 52-17 win over Rutgers in a Week 10 road trip to Piscataway. That, plus some chaos across college football, was enough for the Wolverines to move up to No. 3 in this week’s AP Poll.

Georgia and Ohio State stay locked into the top two spots, while TCU comes in at No. 4 behind Michigan. Tennessee is now ranked 5th after its lopsided loss at Georgia on Saturday afternoon. Oregon, LSU, USC, UCLA and Alabama round out the top 10.

Of course, the AP Poll loses its meaning this time of year with the College Football Playoff rankings coming out each Tuesday night. We should see the committee make some big changes after its 1st, 4th and 6th-ranked teams lost on Saturday night.

The Big Ten has four teams ranked inside the top-25 with Ohio State (No. 2), Michigan (No. 3), Penn State (No. 14) and Illinois (No. 21) representing the conference this week.

Michigan’s next game will be a home date against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and will be televised via ABC.

How U-M stacks up against full Week 11 AP Poll

  1. Georgia Bulldogs
  2. Ohio State Buckeyes
  3. Michigan Wolverines
  4. TCU Horned Frogs
  5. Tennessee Volunteers
  6. Oregon Ducks
  7. LSU Tigers
  8. USC Trojans
  9. UCLA Bruins
  10. Alabama Crimson Tide
  11. Ole Miss Rebels
  12. Clemson Tigers
  13. Utah Utes
  14. Penn State Nittany Lions
  15. North Carolina Tar Heels
  16. Tulane Green Wave
  17. NC State Wolfpack
  18. Texas Longhorns
  19. Liberty Flames
  20. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  21. Illinois Fighting Illini
  22. UCF Knights
  23. Kansas State Wildcats
  24. Washington Huskies
  25. Florida State Seminoles

What they’re saying about Michigan’s win

Austin Meek, The Athletic

Michigan final thoughts: Michael Barrett wears the Buffs, CFP top 4 awaits

Six of them in seven trips, to be precise. That was a welcome change after the Wolverines had trouble getting the ball into the end zone against Michigan State.

The Wolverines got stuffed repeatedly near the goal line on their first two touchdown drives before scoring twice on fourth-and-1. At least early on, Michigan’s answer in the red zone was to pound the ball to Corum between the tackles and let him churn his way into the end zone a yard or two at time.

“I was happy to get it in and do it by any means necessary,” coach Jim Harbaugh said. “We felt like that was the best way to get it, to use all four downs if we had to.”

Effortless? No. Effective? Yes. Rutgers came into the game with the worst red zone defense in the Big Ten, having allowed 15 touchdowns in 18 possessions. Getting touchdowns instead of field goals was a good step, but the Wolverines still have some things to iron out with their third-down and red-zone efficiency.

ESPN.com makes its CFP picks after Week 10

Andrea Adelson: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Blake Baumgartner: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Kyle Bonagura: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. Ohio State 4. TCU
Bill Connelly: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Heather Dinich: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
David Hale: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Tennessee 4 TCU
Chris Low: 1. Georgia, 2. Ohio State, 3. Michigan, 4. TCU
Harry Lyles Jr.: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Ryan McGee: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. TCU 4. Oregon
Adam Rittenberg: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. TCU 4. Michigan
Alex Scarborough: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Mark Schlabach: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Paolo Uggetti: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. TCU 4. Oregon
Tom VanHaaren: 1 Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Dave Wilson: 1 Georgia 2. Ohio State 3 Michigan 4. TCU

Chip Patterson, CBS Sports

Michigan moves up to No. 3 in Top 25 projection

Trailing at Rutgers 17-14 through the first 30 minutes, the Wolverines poured it on in the second half with a 38-0 margin to win decisively, 52-17. Just a couple weeks left until Ohio State-Michigan for the top spot in the Big Ten.

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