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In the latest Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, Michigan got what it deserves.
Get blown out at home against an obvious playoff team? Your arch-rival? Yeah, you’re gonna fall and fall hard.
Michigan was No. 11 going up against No. 2 Ohio State, and while it exposed some flaws of the best-rated defense, it couldn’t stop the No. 1 scoring offense in the country.
Thus the Wolverines fell seven spots to No. 18.
Full rankings:
Rank | School (record) | Points | Last Week’s Rank | First-Place Votes |
1 | Louisiana State (12-0) | 1356 | 1 | 38 |
2 | Ohio State (12-0) | 1330 | 2 | 14 |
3 | Clemson (12-0) | 1273 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Georgia (11-1) | 1197 | 4 | 0 |
5 | Utah (11-1) | 1141 | 6 | 0 |
6 | Oklahoma (11-1) | 1109 | 7 | 0 |
7 | Florida (10-2) | 973 | 8 | 0 |
8 | Baylor (11-1) | 952 | 10 | 0 |
9 | Alabama (10-2) | 919 | 5 | 0 |
10 | Penn State (10-2) | 821 | 12 | 0 |
11 | Wisconsin (10-2) | 815 | 14 | 0 |
12 | Auburn (9-3) | 771 | 16 | 0 |
13 | Oregon (10-2) | 753 | 13 | 0 |
14 | Notre Dame (10-2) | 670 | 15 | 0 |
15 | Minnesota (10-2) | 588 | 9 | 0 |
16 | Memphis (11-1) | 541 | 18 | 0 |
17 | Boise State (11-1) | 478 | 19 | 0 |
18 | Michigan (9-3) | 468 | 11 | 0 |
19 | Iowa (9-3) | 430 | 20 | 0 |
20 | Appalachian State (11-1) | 273 | 22 | 0 |
21 | Cincinnati (10-2) | 254 | 17 | 0 |
22 | Virginia (9-3) | 170 | 28 | 0 |
23 | Navy (9-2) | 160 | 24 | 0 |
24 | Southern California (8-4) | 149 | 25 | 0 |
25 | Air Force (10-2) | 117 | 26 | 0 |
Schools dropped out:
No. 21 Oklahoma State (8-4); No. 23 Virginia Tech (8-4);
Others receiving votes:
Southern Methodist (10-2) 59; Oklahoma State (8-4) 33; Kansas State (8-4) 20; UL Lafayette (10-2) 14; Indiana (8-4) 9; Hawaii (9-4) 7; Central Florida (9-3) 7; Arizona State (7-5) 6; Tennessee (7-5) 3; San Diego State (9-3) 3; Iowa State (7-5) 3; Virginia Tech (8-4) 2; Temple (8-4) 1;
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