At the outset of the 2023 season, many Michigan football fans and media analysts were perplexed at the preseason ESPN FPI ranking.
FPI had Michigan football as the sixth-best team entering the season, behind Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and LSU. Now things have changed pretty drastically.
The Wolverines have long been the underdog on a per-game basis for the road game against Penn State and the home game, regular-season finale against the Buckeyes. But now that Michigan has powered on, looking complete, while other teams either have losses or have shown weaknesses, what do the advanced analytics believe now after Week 8?
Here are the win expectancies for the final four games of the regular season, along with our thoughts at the end.