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2026 Week 5 Michigan Wolverines Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
PlactusTX	12	LW: 7 | Tier 2 (no change) | L Iowa For now, at least, the only real penalty for losing at or above your tier is the lost chance to improve your standing. (Hence why I still have Clemson and Oklahoma in tier 3.) Thus, Alabama, LSU, Miami, and of course Iowa jump Michigan...
studio_sally	15
BlueSCar	16
G-Aardvark	17	I'll rank them properly next week, but since people get to pretend this team lost the first game (shoutout to half the subreddit and also Sagarin), I get to pretend they won this one. Facts don't matter, only whatever supports my preconceived notions...
ruwisc	17
TheZachster	17
one98d	18
galacticdude7	19	Predicted Record: 8-4 Losses: Iowa (20-19), Indiana, @Oregon, @Ohio State Comment: As heartbreaking as that loss was, it didn't really move the needle down on Michigan for me all that much. Maybe its just homer optimism, but the offense and defense looked pretty good and that this game was lost by a young team making sloppy mistakes against a team that will make you pay for them.
malowry0124	19
Bereft13	20	Power: 19, SoR: 21; LW: 21
ehoefler	20	74.66 | -17
GoBlueScrewOSU7	20
PSUMediaPA	20
udderlymoovelous	20
_fastball	21
Chipsahoy523	21	-7
JeromesNiece	21
r0sco	21
tomdawg0022	21
Bill3ffinMurray	22
COLU_BUS	22
PattyKane16	22
Player_1_has_Joined	22
0010MK	23
CRedds19	23
elnino550	23
hypercube42342	23
noahthearc	23
Noelthemexican	23
PeteyNice	23
skuhlke	23
TolkienFan71	23
w8w8	23
52hoova	24
cfbguy	24
DarkLegend64	24
diehardcubforever	24
Polarbear1914	24
Pollaski	24
Roscoe_Filburn	24	Michigan angered Football Jesus with extra seconds and overly conservative fourth quarter playcalling. They somehow remain in the Top 25 largely as the result of a lot similarly rated teams also crapping the bed.
the_neverdoctor	24
TouchdownHeroes	24
brucewaynewins	25
corundum9	25
cvsprinter1	25	1-loss
dschinghiskhan	25
Jay_Dubbbs	25
laprasrules	25
MainPeanut25	25	They looked like the better team but discipline cost them (again)
MemeLovingLoser	25	Score 73.07 (▼ 15.20) | Place Change: ▼ 19 | Previous Rank: 6th | Wins Composite Rank: 24th | SoS Composite Rank: 8th | Margin of Victory Rank: 48th | Penalties Composite Rank: 112th | Yardage Composite Rank: 29th | Turnover Composite Rank: 107th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 25th | Other Stats Rank: 27th
MemeofMemeJTG999999	25	(3-1) (down 10) L: 19-20 vs #16 Iowa (4-0) Next Week: @ Minnesota (3-1) Projected Bowl: Music City Bowl vs Kentucky Next 5: #26: USC (4-1) (down 9) #27: Houston (3-1) (no change) #28: Wisconsin (3-1) (was unranked) #29: Penn State (3-1) (down 15) #30: Virginia Tech (4-0) (was unranked) Fell out of T30: Louisville (2-2) (was #18); Texas A&M (2-2) (was #23); Tulsa (3-1) (was #24); Missouri (3-1) (was #25); Washington (3-1) (was #26); Oklahoma (2-2) (was #28); West Virginia (3-1) (was #29); SMU (3-1) (was #30) Biggest Riser: UCLA (UR -> #18) Biggest Faller: Penn State (#14 -> #29)
Pure_Protein_Machine	25
shifty1032231	25
smartkeg	25
Stoneador	25
strikersteve60	25
SwissArmyScythe	25	-9 (Dropped: 12 Louisville, 17 Penn State, 21 SMU, 23 Tulsa, 25 Western Michigan)

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
quantum_jedi	14	(43.81, -8) The final second giveth and the final second taketh. Michigan falls to Iowa on a last second touchdown. The Wolverines need to regroup for their first road game of the year at Minnesota.
ted1995	14
Impossible-Still-349	16	(-1)
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY	17
dstrainr	17
EdselFordEdsel	18
the_lost_carrot	18
ResearchFlaky5912	20	After losing at home to Iowa, Michigan would have dropped a few spots. But a lot of teams fell out in front of them, keeping them put. #20 feels like a good place to put a team that is probably decent, but inconsistent. Their best win (Oklahoma) looks a little worse after Saturday; if that keeps happening, they'll start sliding.
dee3Poh	21	.130
Menktenk	21
pongislame	21	3-1 | W 17-10 vs. 11 Oklahoma; L 19-20 vs. 17 Iowa
PsychologicalFox8660	21
Underground_Bread	21
69nicer	22
divey043	22
DownshiftGD	22
Nervous_Metal_9445	22	-2
NoOutdoorSoup	22
Rhizical	22
saquad69	22
EL-YEO	23
Mission_Pay_3373	23
ogsmurf826	23
FoodCourtDruid	24
ianmcmoney	24
JJones927	24
m3owzika	24	The first loss on the season on a last minute touchdown to an Iowa teams that can shut you down at any corner. The offense was humming despite the scoreboard, but will need to run the table (or have other teams around them crumble) for them to stay alive in the rankings
msonar623	24
spaceblev11	24
DarthGlazer	25	if they play like they did without penalties this is a top 10 team. 430 yards of offense on iowa's defense. Defense might be good enough to hold oregon and indiana down. this legit looks like it could be a playoff team if the cards fall right and they can smack the stupid out of themeselves
Floridamanontherun	25
GrimmacingGrinny	25
jis024	25
manbeqrpig	25
OG_Felwinter	25
Sflabuckeye13	25
Yechibaby09	25

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