Michigan soccer had an emphatic begin to the 2022 season on Saturday when it took down Colorado State, 51-7. Sure, the competitors wasn’t precisely next-level, however the Wolverines got here in and did exactly what they had been alleged to do: dominate a lesser opponent.
The protection regarded significantly sharp, on the heels of seven sacks and 11 tackles for loss, and the stress got here from all three ranges on that aspect of the ball. The offense left one thing to be desired, performing OK, however not essentially wanting as sharp as its counterpart.
On Tuesday, as soon as the mud had settled from all the Week 1 video games, the coaches throughout the game lastly got here collectively to disclose their high 25. Within the newest USA TODAY Sports activities Coaches Ballot, the maize and blue moved up from No. 6 to fifth on the heels of the spectacular efficiency. In the meantime, regardless of beating Notre Dame, Ohio State moved down from No. 2 to No. 3 — partly because of Georgia’s throttling of Oregon.
Listed here are the complete rankings:
Colleges dropped out:
No. 22 Cincinnati; No. 25 Houston.
Others receiving votes:
Tennessee 143; Penn State 138; Houston 137; Cincinnati 61; Iowa 44; Mississippi State 34; Florida State 33; Central Florida 23; Fresno State 21; Air Pressure 18; Auburn 15; Texas Christian 7; UCLA 6; South Carolina 6; Utah State 5; Minnesota 5; Syracuse 4; Oregon State 3; UL Lafayette 1; Texas Tech 1; Northwestern 1; North Carolina 1.