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Michigan leaped by Ohio State in latest AP Poll shakeup

Anthony Broomeby:Anthony Broome•11/19/23•

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The Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes will do battle on Saturday afternoon with the AP Poll rankings reflecting the likely College Football Playoff setup heading into the final week of the season.

Last week’s CFP had OSU at No. 2 and Michigan at No. 3, respectively. In this week’s AP Poll, that is where both teams stand coming off their penultimate regular season games.

Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Iowa are the only teams ranked out of the Big Ten Conference, which is no surprise at this point considering the conference has made a habit of cannibalizing itself throughout the year. Iowa clinched the Big Ten West title on Saturday with a win over Illinois and will play the winner of Michigan vs. Ohio State on Dec. 2 in Indianapolis.

Other changes in the top five this week include Washington jumping Florida State at No. 4 despite both winning on Saturday. FSU’s fall may have a lot to do with quarterback Jordan Travis, who suffered a leg injury and is out for the season.

Here is a look at the second-to-last AP Poll released ahead of the final week of the 2023 regular season.

College Football Associated Press Poll: Week 13

  1. Georgia (61 first-place votes)
  2. Ohio State (1)
  3. Michigan
  4. Washington
  5. Florida State
  6. Oregon
  7. Texas
  8. Alabama
  9. Louisville
  10. Missouri
  11. Penn State
  12. Ole Miss
  13. Oklahoma
  14. LSU
  15. Oregon State
  16. Arizona
  17. Notre Dame
  18. Tulane
  19. Kansas State
  20. Iowa
  21. Oklahoma State
  22. Liberty
  23. Toledo
  24. James Madison
  25. Tennessee

“I mean, the only thing that hit me is that my mom is coming in next week. She’s probably going to yell at me for cussing again. Besides that, no, it hasn’t. Just trying to take it a step at a time. My daughter’s birthday today. She’s here and when I go home, I’m going to celebrate with her. That’s the thing I’m thinking about right now. We’ll prepare our tails off for that game starting tomorrow bright and early. Probably won’t sleep a lot, which is alright, kind of what we do anyway. It has not really hit me and it probably will the week of.

What’s next for Michigan football?

Michigan and Ohio State square off next Saturday afternoon at the Big House in a 12 p.m. ET kickoff that will be broadcast via FOX. The Vegas odds currently have the Wolverines listed as a four-point favorite with the over-under set at 47.5 points.

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