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It’s a rare situation where Michigan football is not included in the AP Top 25 preseason edition.
Often, it’s mentioned that the Wolverines have all the hype but don’t live up to it, but the same can often be said of Texas and USC — both of whom were included in the first rankings of the 2021 edition. Michigan did receive 12 votes in the AP Top 25, making it the de facto No. 32 team in the country.
Of the teams that the maize and blue will be facing in 2021 include No. 4 Ohio State, No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 17 Indiana, No. 19 Penn State and No. 20 Washington.
Here are the full rankings:
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Clemson
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Texas A&M
- Iowa State
- Cincinnati
- North Carolina
- Notre Dame
- Oregon
- Wisconsin
- Florida
- Miami (FL)
- USC
- LSU
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Penn State
- Washington
- Texas
- Coastal Carolina
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Utah
- Arizona State