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2022 Preseason Michigan Wolverines Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
_fastball	3
corundum9	3
HelioOne	3
Maladroit44	3
noahthearc	3	148.8 points -> Title Contender. Large gulf between the Wolverines and Buckeyes. Big loss of production defensively, but good continuity from the offense. Strong recruiting and decent transfers.
NotSoSuperNerd	3	28.62
owlalwaysloveyew	3
Pikachu1989	3
Striker743	3
tdoger	3
turkishguy	3
52hoova	4
A_Rolling_Baneling	4
Acm0028	4
admiraltarkin	4
AlphaH4wk	4
ALStark69	4	-1
BallSoHerd	4
BamaPride95	4
BlueSCar	4
BosskOnASegway	4
boxman151515	4
ChargerFan2121	4
chweris	4
CommodoreN7	4
coogs35	4
Darth_Ra	4
dicky_________seamus	4
doggo816	4
fo13	4
galacticdude7	4
GilBrandt	4
halldaylong	4
HarbingerOfFun	4
I_am_bot_beep_boop	4
icklebush	4
Jakesnake42	4
joebob431	4
JustAManAndHisLaptop	4
King-Clover	4
malowry0124	4
Meany_Vizzini	4	Starting score: 19.7. #3/#6/#4 Tier level: #4-#5 Ceiling: #1 Floor: #35 The 6.5 point difference in starting score predicts a Big 3 this year, with several teams fighting for the final playoff spot. As always, their season will come down to The Game
myghtymouse	4
nbingham196	4
NoMorning6152	4
orbania	4
Our-Gardian-Angel	4
placid_salad	4
practicallybert	4
Rakarei	4
srs_house	4
tauzeta	4
TheReformedBadger	4
TheZachster	4
tmothy07	4
TrojanMan35T	4
typicaliconoclast	4
woakley	4	Lost in the playoff to last years national champion, but returning a decent amount of production. Recruiting in 2021 wasn't strongest (right outside of top 10)
ya111101	4
bakonydraco	5	69.72
Bank_Gothic	5
BlueFalcon89	5
Casaiir	5
Cassiyus	5
Charlemagne42	5	A season full of "almost". They'll almost beat Ohio State. They'll almost make the conference title game. They'll almost sneak into the playoffs after questions about UNC's strength of schedule and performance against it. But in the end, it'll be a consolation NY6 bowl which the Wolverines will almost lose.
COLU_BUS	5
cota1212	5
crimsonlaw	5
DarkLegend64	5	I don't necessarily think Michigan will be as good this year as they were last year but they could still go 11-1. OSU is the only singular game I'm predicting them to lose but there is always the chance they could get Kinnick'd.
deadtofall12	5
Dropbackandpunt	5
EpicSchwinn	5
falconlover79	5
fourpinz8	5
GeauxTri	5
GoBlueScrewOSU7	5
ikindalikelemons	5
Impudicity2001	5
jjjoebox	5
jmac_21	5
lillipup03	5
Longvols	5
MoneyManeVick	5
Mr_Brews	5
MWiatrak2077	5
nw____	5	I have heard Michigan wants to open up their offense a bit more. Do they actually have the QB for that? I actually think they'll be a bit worse this year but their schedule looks super favorable. Hard to see them dropping more than one game in the regular season.
olmsted	5
outthawazoo	5
Polarbear1914	5
Pollaski	5
PumpSmash	5
RavenclawWiz816	5
Red261	5
retnuh101	5
RobertNeyland	5
sasmith2015	5
scronko	5
Sometimeswelose	5
T-nawtical	5
TaylorLeprechaun	5
The_Horse_Joke	5
ThePelvicWoo	5	Replacing a ton on defense, but the offense should be able to replicate what it did last year
TouchdownHeroes	5
Zloggt	5
aggiebruin27	6
Arteza147	6
Blazeth	6
Branzilla91	6
bretticus33	6	Harbaugh finally seems to have Michigan in a good place after being on the hot seat entering last season, and the offense should still be strong this season without Josh Gattis. However replacing Hutchinson and Ojabo and the pass rush production they provided will be key to the season.
Ch-i-ef	6
CptCheese	6
darkra01	6
dogwoodmaple	6
e8odie	6
Fmeson	6
Hackasizlak	6
HUSKEROYAL	6
hypercube42342	6
JCiLee	6
JeromesNiece	6
LiptonCB	6
molodyets	6
MrTheSpork	6	Great season until the UGA buzzsaw; decent returning production; moderately lucky; lost DC; excellent recruiting. Overall fewer questions than the below, but losses to coaching staff and personnel will hurt.
owl_man	6	Jim Harbaugh finally got past Ohio State, not sure if he can do it again this year. But I'll be damned if I'm not intrigued to see if he can do it again.
peachios	6	we'll see if the so called coach maybe leaving doesn't cause issues (it always appens so idk)
rain_parkour	6
sirgippy	6
Staind075	6
TDenverFan	6
thegreendalegelf	6
thomasosu	6
Thorteris	6
wesman212	6
zacheiny	6
badgers4194	7
buckeyegold	7
bwburke94	7
Chucky1539	7
cornholesurfer	7
dabul-master	7
Drexlore	7
eclectic_tastes	7	With the loss of Hutchinson, Ojabo, and Mike MacDonald, I think this won't be as punishing as the 2021 defense was at times last season. There is still room for optimism on that side of the ball, but I am not expecting to see the next 2021 Georgia. Their offense, as well, will be capable, but I need to see more from the QBs before I could see it being truly elite. For once, my tendency isn't to overestimate the team up north this season. Ultimately, I think they will have a good offense and defense this season, but neither will be top 5 in the country.
hascogrande	7
LeWoofle	7
Lex_Ludorum	7
MahjongDaily	7
monkeymatt1836	7
Omegaus492	7
pileatedloon	7
PrimalCookie	7
PromEmperorHarbaugh	7	The offense should be really good. Defense may struggle somewhat, but I doubt it'll be enough to keep Michigan out of the top-15 at any point this season.
realclean	7
RollWarTideEagle	7
ScarletFever333	7
SCRx	7
seaotter2	7
SpadeRyker	7	Michigan is coming off of a banner year where Harbaugh has finally overcome OSU. Last year was maybe Harbaugh's masterpiece, taking a team that wasn't even ranked heading into the season all the way to the playoffs. They lose some heavy hitters on that vaunted defense from last year, but the offense should be elite. The question is whether that offense can keep pace with the likes of OSU this time out without the defense that slowed them down a season ago.
SportingMoose	7
SteemieRayVaughn	7
tdeff19	7
Texasagsman	7
TheJeemTeam	7
ToeInDigDeep	7
UNC_Samurai	7
VerySeriousBanana	7
WarEagle9	7
12panther	8
311polo	8
CambodianDrywall	8
captain_sasquatch	8
CFBHurts	8
CockADoodleBOOM	8
cyclonepsycho	8
Feral_Squirrel	8
Hey_Its_Roomie	8
JaxofAllTrades13	8
jlh2b	8
Johnnycockseed	8
kdcoltred	8
kflinderman	8
Nathanael-Greene	8
not_folie	8
NyquillusDillwad20	8
PalmettoFace	8
RegionalBias	8
RheagarTargaryen	8	Finished 3rd in the country last year, but I could see them falling off with having lost a lot of players on the defensive side of the ball. They still have Corum and McNamara, so the offense shouldn’t be too much different. If the defense reloads, then Michigan will be in position for another playoff appearance if they beat OSU. If the defense takes a large step back, then they could be looking at a 8-4 season.
RiffRamBahZoo	8
stesser	8
StevvieV	8
ucieaters33	8
Xtremeloco	8
arrowfan624	9
Blooblod	9
djowen68	9
grjohnst	9
IceColdDrPepper_Here	9
kamiller2020	9
mellolizard	9
plannedsickdays	9
puffadda	9
T-Thugs	9
thexraptor	9
TimeBroken	9
vanburen1845	9
WolverineDDS	9
Corgi_Koala	10
Daigotsu	10
itsabearcannon	10
nburt13	10
No11223456	10
one98d	10
spsellers	10
teddythe3rd	10
wameron	10
Helifino	12
Hobbes_121	12
dan4223	13
DrKennethJNoisewater	13
notyogrannysgrandkid	13
physedka	13
relax_on_the_mat	14
ThaCarter	14
KommanderKeen-a42	15
PHubbs	15
BigBoutros	19
Shrektastic28	24

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
grahamca	3
herrkatze5	3
ianmcmoney	3
TadKosciuszko	3
bethe2ndmouse	4
BRNXB0MBERS	4
Butternades	4
Cade_Ezra	4
CanAWoodChuckChuck	4
colonel750	4
Devintheroaster	4
Dontworryaboutit1	4
drneilpretenamen	4
frone	4
Huntkv	4
Igwanea	4
IMissMW2Lobbies	4
JamoRedhead	4
ManiacalBlazer	4
mcdsmaster8824	4
OldCoaly	4
Pure_Protein_Machine	4
RaceScottRace	4	On paper, I still really like the Wolverines. I think they're legitimately the 4th best team in the country, even if there's a sizeable gap between them and the top two (like last year).
redrumsoxLoL	4
RJEP22	4	MCR: 6.83
Ruhrgebietheld	4
sconbon	4	B1G runner-up, will miss CFP
the_lost_carrot	4	4.5 6.142857143 6.142857143 5.666666667 4 6 2 1 9 3.5051
the_neverdoctor	4
Vandelay_Industries-	4
asbestosman2	5
BertGallagher	5
CallMeTheKing	5
DaVols	5
Dawg-Bite	5
DownshiftGD	5
dusklord1	5	Despite losing both coordinates and nearly losing their coach, Michigan is still number 5, which says more about the other teams surrounding them than anything. Their offense will be very good, and the defense should still be solid, in spite of losing two first round edge rushers. They have as pillow soft a schedule as a team in the Big 10 East can ask for, with no P5 non-conference games, no Wisconsin, and both Michigan State and Penn State at home. By Vegas spreads, they should be 11-0 heading into The Game. However, I would be very surprised if they don't drop at least one game somewhere. MSU and PSU are still very good Iowa has Kinnick voodoo and a monster defense, and last year's team nearly lost to Nebraska, Rutgers, and Penn State meaning a random upset isn't out of the question.
Fantastic-Calendar-9	5
horaff	5
I-AMA-KarmaWhore-AMA	5
Is_Flacco_Elite	5
jaybigs	5
jthomas694	5	Return a lot on offense. Lose both elite EDGE rushers. Continue to replace coordinators.
LamarcusAldrige1234	5
MADBuc49	5
mthompson2320	5
Muffinnnnnnn	5
mynameisotis	5
nebsA1	5
newSomberMan	5
RealignmentJunkie	5
rocco2246	5
romulusjsp	5
Steelthornn	5
True_Ad5324	5
wingen77	5
WitchKing17	5
zachismadewell	5	Michigan, the #3 team in the country last season, loses 8 starters on defense but returns a lot of their offense. Michigan has been known for its defense and its depth last season eases my concern
70277027	6
Archaic_1	6
bannista7	6
ch1l1_ch33s3	6
donald_flap	6	Michigan has a lot to build on from last year. They were one of the biggest underdogs last year, and they proved everyone wrong by making it to the playoffs, only losing to eventual champion Georgia. I think Michigan will do very well, and be a possible B10 contender.
FourteenClocks	6
fredmerc111	6	QB questions and a diluted defense, but as elite as ever.
funf_	6
Guhraffe	6
Harpua99	6
iliveintexas	6
Megalomanizac	6
NeverDieKris	6
pianoprofiteer	6
Sebene	6
secoja8	6
Terminal_BAS	6
thetrain23	6
TheWorstYear	6
TXUSAW	6
WBLwiffleball	6
zachw900	6
BananaBouquet	7
brucewaynewins	7
catman1256	7
diehardcubforever	7
ewolfy13	7
Hippiehypocrit	7
iDevourer	7
Jaymoney00	7
mdbryan84	7
RedassAddict	7
Sflabuckeye13	7
Temporary-Profit-643	7
the-robo-boogie	7
TheBeekman8	7
TommyTwoTaps	7
Valiantlycaustic	7
washington_jefferson	7
Xarathustria	7
Beck4ou	8
DaewooLanosMFerrr	8
DaveSoccer	8
eeman0201	8
hdbutler	8
JBGolden	8
JustinMSU21	8
KyleAg06	8
Lobro986	8
Matthias382	8
OSUfan88	8
PaulMSURon	8
PositivityKnight	8
swdanley17	8
The_Good_Constable	8
UVUboi2	8
GoCardinals74	9
hershculez	9
perspicacious_crumb	9
spartan_mk	9
stevensmeister	9	Don't sleep on them. Returns a lot of good pieces that propelled them to the Playoff and a B1G title last year.
thatoneguyD13	9
AnAngryPanda1	10
camryn_16	10
giveupanddie	10
PleasantElevator8340	10
tapswitch	10
UCFData	10
ChaseTheFalcon	11
ggskater	11
noffinater	11
Tatertaint	11
beaver333	12
MaxMan1300	12	Loss of coordinators and defensive pieces could make this way too high
PSUMediaPA	12
mcguffinman	16	Michigan lost it's leader in Aiden Hutchinson but still has the most hated good coach in football in Jim Harbaugh. I wouldn't bet on them beating Ohio State this year but this will still be a decent season for the Wolverines.

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