Michigan football improves to No. 3 in new College Football Playoff rankings

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Michigan jumped up two spots to No. 3 within the second version of this season’s School Soccer Playoff rankings.

The Wolverines improved to 9-0 this weekend after scoring 38 unanswered factors within the second half to blow out Rutgers, 52-17. Solely 4 undefeated groups stay: Michigan, Georgia, Ohio State, and TCU.

In the season’s first CFP ballot, Michigan was surprisingly ranked No. 5 behind Clemson, however the Tigers bumped into some bother Saturday evening, getting dominated by a Notre Dame crew that has already misplaced to the likes of Marshall and Stanford.

Tennessee, the No. 1 crew within the preliminary rankings, dropped out of the highest 4 following a loss at Georgia that wasn’t practically as shut because the 27-13 ultimate rating suggests. The Volunteers are nonetheless in robust place to make the playoff as an 11-1 crew, however for now, they’re technically on the surface wanting in.

There was some debate about which Large Ten powerhouse ought to earn the No. 2 spot behind Georgia, however contemplating the committee’s choice for Ohio State within the first rankings, in addition to the Buckeyes’ bigger margins of victory in opposition to frequent opponents, it’s no shock to see Michigan sitting at No. 3.

Right here’s the complete high 25:

1. Georgia

2. Ohio State

3. Michigan

4. TCU

5. Tennessee

6. Oregon

7. LSU

8. USC

9. Alabama

10. Clemson

11. Ole Miss

12. UCLA

13. Utah

14. Penn State

15. North Carolina

16. N.C. State

17. Tulane

18. Texas

19. Kansas State

20. Notre Dame

21. Illinois

22. UCF

23. Florida State

24. Kentucky

25. Washington