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Where Michigan football ranks in AFCA Coaches Poll after Week 4

Michigan football is moving on up. Where does it rank?

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Michigan football started the 2021 season unranked and managed to not only sneak into the rankings, but it was moving on up after three convincing wins to open the season.

But how would the coaches across college football view a 20-13 win over Rutgers, especially considering how inept the offense was in the second half?

In the latest AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, the Wolverines were destined to move up considering Texas A&M, Clemson, Iowa State, and Wisconsin all lost on Saturday. Given that the maize and blue were No. 19 last week, would it be a mere move to 16 or would any of the other teams remain ahead? Or would Michigan be punished for not gaining style points, even though Iowa has yet to have a style points win and is No. 5 in the country?

Turns out, a little better than that, as Michigan football moved up to No. 14 in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll. Upcoming opponent Wisconsin dropped out of the poll completely.

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Full rankings

Rank	Team	Record	PTS	1st	Prev	Chg	Hi/Lo
1	Alabama	4-0	1624	64	1	—	1/1
2	Georgia	4-0	1558	1	2	—	2/5
3	Oregon	4-0	1467	0	4	1	3/12
4	Oklahoma	4-0	1395	0	3	-1	3/4
5	Iowa	4-0	1319	0	6	1	5/18
6	Penn State	4-0	1286	0	8	2	6/20
7	Notre Dame	4-0	1187	0	10	3	7/10
8	Cincinnati	3-0	1185	0	9	1	8/10
9	Florida	3-1	1101	0	11	2	9/11
10	Ohio State	3-1	1030	0	12	2	3/12
11	Arkansas	4-0	1016	0	18	7	11/NR
12	Mississippi	3-0	916	0	13	1	12/25
13	Texas A&M	3-1	744	0	5	-8	5/13
14	Michigan	4-0	674	0	19	5	14/NR
15	Brigham Young	4-0	670	0	16	1	15/NR
16	Michigan State	4-0	583	0	21	5	16/NR
16	Coastal Carolina	4-0	583	0	17	1	16/24
18	Oklahoma State	4-0	459	0	22	4	18/23
19	Clemson	2-2	389	0	7	-12	2/19
20	UCLA	3-1	312	0	24	4	13/NR
21	Fresno State	4-1	251	0	25	4	21/NR
22	Auburn	3-1	244	0	23	1	20/NR
23	Kentucky	4-0	179	0	NR	4	23/NR
24	Baylor	4-0	134	0	NR	18	24/NR
25	Wake Forest	4-0	119	0	NR	14	25/NR

Schools dropped out

No. 14 Iowa State; No. 15 Wisconsin; No. 20 North Carolina.

Others receiving votes

Texas 101; Boston College 91; NC State 70; San Diego State 69; Maryland 59; Wisconsin 56; Southern Methodist 54; Virginia Tech 39; Louisiana State 36; Iowa State 31; Army 23; Arizona State 12; Texas-San Antonio 11; Liberty 11; North Carolina 10; Central Florida 9; Oregon State 7; UL Lafayette 3; Appalachian State 3; Louisville 2; Indiana 2; Wyoming 1.

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Wisconsin football moves up in latest AFCA Coaches Poll

Despite being off this week, the Badgers have moved up in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll:

Despite not playing any game this weekend, Wisconsin football jumped up two spots to No. 15 in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA Today.

Fortunately for the Badgers, UCLA and Virginia Tech were both upset this weekend and dropped out of the top 15, which made the way for Wisconsin to move up. Next week will be an exciting opportunity for Wisconsin against a top 10-opponent, as they will face former Badgers’ quarterback Jack Coan and the No. 10-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Soldier Field.

Besides Ohio State that dropped one spot to No. 12, every Big Ten school moved up in this weeks’ poll. Michigan moved up six spots to No. 19 and Michigan State moved up eight spots to No. 21. Penn State moved up four spots to No. 8, while Iowa moved up a spot to No. 6.

A statement win for @FresnoStateFB against UCLA helped the Bulldogs vault up and into this week's college football coaches poll.

Check out the entire Top 25 after Week 3: https://t.co/b6D0uNN9EE pic.twitter.com/0xVIADZimG

— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) September 19, 2021

The AFCA Coaches Poll top 10 for this week is Alabama(1), Georgia(2), Oklahoma(3), Oregon(4), Texas A&M(5), Iowa(6), Clemson(7), Penn State(8), Cincinnati(9) and Notre Dame(10).

Wisconsin will face off next against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Soldier Field on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m CDT.

NEXT… The complete AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25

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Michigan State football jumps into top-25 in latest AFCA Coaches Poll

Michigan State football jumps into top-25 in latest AFCA Coaches Poll following their upset win against Miami

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The latest AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY is live and, for the first time this season, Michigan State football is firmly in the top-25, placing at No. 21 following their upset win over No. 24 Miami.

The Spartans jumped up 8 spots in the poll after beating the Canes 38-17 in a game that has opened a lot of eyes around the country. Many around the nation had MSU ranked as one of the worst teams in the Big Ten, but Mel Tucker did a fantastic job of both adding in new talent via the transfer portal and getting the most out of the players he had on the roster already to turn the program around quickly.

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The Spartans will have a chance to further entrench themselves in the top-25 next weekend against Nebraska.

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Michigan State football nearly doubles vote total in latest AFCA Coaches Poll

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After last week’s win over Northwestern, Michigan State football received 33 votes in the AFCA Coaches Poll. After their blowout of Youngstown State yesterday, the Spartans nearly doubled their vote total, garnering 63 votes in this week’s poll.

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You can view the whole poll below.

Full USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll:

Rank	Team	Points	Change
1	Alabama	1,624	–
2	Georgia	1,558	+3
3	Oklahoma	1,454	+1
4	Oregon	1,356	+7
5	Texas A&M	1,307	_
6	Clemson	1,279	_
7	Iowa	1.165	+5
8	Cincinnati	1.114	_
9	Florida	1,095	_
10	Notre Dame	1,059	-3
11	Ohio State	1,041	-8
12	Penn State	995	+1
13	UCLA	787	+3
14	Iowa State	611	-4
15	Virginia Tech	591	+6
16	Ole Miss	546	+4
17	Wisconsin	537	_
18	Coastal Carolina	492	+1
19	North Carolina	300	+3
20	Auburn	264	+7
21	Arizona State	246	+4
22	Oklahoma State	222	+1
23	BYU	213	+8
24	Arkansas	196	+20
25	Michigan	180	+2

Schools dropped out:

No. 14 Southern California; No. 15 Texas; No. 18 Utah; No. 24 Miami.

Others receiving votes:

Miami 137; Southern California 99; Central Florida 65; Michigan State 63; Liberty 63; Texas Christian 57; Pittsburgh 52; Kentucky 50; Utah 41; Texas 36; Kansas State 28; Indiana 28; Louisiana State 26; Boston College 22; Nevada 18; Fresno State 13; Southern Methodist 10; Rutgers 10; UL Lafayette 9; San Diego State 9; Mississippi State 9; Army 9; Tulane 6; Maryland 6; San Jose State 5; NC State 5; Virginia 4; Marshall 4; Stanford 3; Air Force 3; Texas-San Antonio 1; Memphis 1; Boise State 1.

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Wisconsin football stays put in latest AFCA Coaches Poll

Wisconsin football stays put in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll:

Even after a dominant victory against MAC opponent, Eastern Michigan, Wisconsin football has stayed put at No. 17 in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA Today.

Although there were still some miscues on offense, the Badgers offensive line looked dominant allowing the running back trio to gash Eastern Michigan for huge chunks of yardage and three touchdowns. Besides the running game, Mertz had an efficient showing going 14-17 for 141 yards. The Badgers are looking much improved ahead of their bye week and matchup at Soldier Field in Chicago with Notre Dame.

Ohio State was the only Big Ten team to fall in this weeks’ poll eight spots to No. 11 after their upset loss to Oregon, while Iowa moved up five spots to No. 7 after their victory over Iowa State. Michigan moved from unranked up to No. 25, while Penn State moved up one spot to No. 12.

Oregon, Iowa surge as Ohio State, Iowa State tumble in USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll https://t.co/Ga8j53K2Or via @usatodaysports

— Eddie Timanus (@EddieTimanus) September 12, 2021

The top 10 for this week includes Alabama(1), Georgia(2), Oklahoma(3), Oregon(4), Texas A&M(5), Clemson(6), Iowa(7), Cincinnati(8), Florida(9) and Notre Dame(10).

Wisconsin will have a bye week this week but will be playing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Soldier Field on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 11:00 a.m CST.

NEXT… The complete AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25

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Michigan football finally enters USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

It’s about time Michigan football gets some respect around here, I tell ya…

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The resounding win in Week 1 wasn’t enough, but Week 2’s performance by Michigan football finally got the Wolverines in the good graces of the college football coaches across the country.

The maize and blue were on the outside looking in in both the preseason and after the first week of action. But with a dominant win over the formerly-ranked Washington Huskies — thought to be a solid team on both sides of the ball — Michigan changed the perception of the program after a moribund 2020 campaign.

Meanwhile, some other ranked teams faltered. Ohio State lost at home to Oregon. Texas was shellacked by unranked Arkansas in the worst loss for the Longhorns since before Tom Herman took over the program. USC had a big loss to unranked Stanford. Utah lost to BYU. Notre Dame and Miami won but struggled against perceived lesser foes.

Thus, in the post-Week 2 AFCA Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, there were some changes, which included Michigan football finally entering the top 25. It might not be huge movement, but the Wolverines check in at No. 25 after having been previously unranked.