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Michigan football wasn’t going to move way, way up in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, given that many in front of the Wolverines didn’t lose. But two did: No. 1 Alabama no No. 4 Penn State. The Nittany Lions lost to the No. 3 team, however, while the Crimson Tide lost to unranked Texas A&M.
Still, the maize and blue are unblemished, even if they came really, really close to ending up with a one in the loss column. However, Nebraska had taken both last week’s No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 11 Michigan State to the wire in their games, so there’s no shame in playing a close game to the Huskers.
In the latest AFCA Coaches Poll, Michigan football ended up checking in at No. 7, up one spot, with the bye week up next.
Still, there are big games left, with No. 9 MSU, No. 8 Penn State, and No. 6 Ohio State left on the schedule.
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Full rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | 1st | Pvs | Chg | Hi/Lo |
| 1 | Georgia | 6-0 | 1624 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 1/5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 6-0 | 1537 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2/18 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 6-0 | 1452 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3/5 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 1418 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4/10 |
| 5 | Alabama | 5-1 | 1363 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1/5 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 5-1 | 1254 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3/12 |
| 7 | Michigan | 6-0 | 1237 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7/NR |
| 8 | Penn State | 5-1 | 1124 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4/20 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 6-0 | 1064 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/NR |
| 10 | Oregon | 4-1 | 1004 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 3/12 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 6-0 | 994 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11/NR |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 910 | 0 | 12 | — | 12/23 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 5-1 | 817 | 0 | 13 | — | 7/13 |
| 14 | Mississippi | 4-1 | 741 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 12/25 |
| 15 | Coastal Carolina | 6-0 | 708 | 0 | 15 | — | 15/24 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 6-0 | 580 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16/NR |
| 17 | Florida | 4-2 | 543 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9/18 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 4-2 | 396 | 0 | NR | 8 | 5/NR |
| 19 | Arkansas | 4-2 | 386 | 0 | 16 | -3 | 11/NR |
| 20 | Brigham Young | 5-1 | 342 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 10/NR |
| 21 | NC State | 4-1 | 321 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 294 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 21/NR |
| 23 | Southern Methodist | 6-0 | 269 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 23/NR |
| 24 | San Diego State | 5-0 | 156 | 0 | NR | 3 | 24/NR |
| 25 | Clemson | 3-2 | 155 | 0 | 21 | -4 | 2/25 |
Schools dropped out
Others receiving votes
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