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2016 Preseason Michigan Wolverines Rankings

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User	Rank	Reason
CountryRoads8	2
emueagles	2
FellKnight	2
KobeOrNotKobe	2
pbjork	2
the5thpixel	2	I feel like Michigan was showing more promise last year than they were given credit for in the 2016 preseason polls.
Cheeseish	3
eclectic_tastes	3	There were points last season where this team was downright scary.  This season they have a year of consistency under Harbaugh, an upgrade at QB, and an absurd amount of returning talent on both sides of the ball, especially offense.  I completely expect this year's rendition of "The Game" to be a Top 5 match-up.
jayhawx19	3
mickeyquicknumbers	3	Has the hype train charged a little too far down the tracks? Not really, no. Somehow both the running game (4.6ypc between Smith & Johnson) and the passing game (not the receiving game, the passing game) are question marks for the time being, but Don Brown and his bevy of grown-ass men will be routinely smothering opponents into submission. Having very, very high confidence on one side of the ball and faith in the coaching acumen to develop the other side make Michigan & Clemson a ying-yang 2/3 selection for me.
niperwiper	3
TDenverFan	3
diastereomer	4
dupreesdiamond	4
galacticdude7	4
gohuskies	4	Harbaugh harbaugh Harbaugh harbaugh harbaugh harbaugh Harbaugh harbaugh.
HarbingerOfFun	4
Hummer77x	4
OhGad	4
PureCFR	4
Quentanamo_Bay	4
sunburn_on_the_brain	4	Harbaugh was a few points away from having this team in the playoff last year. Now he's had time to work with the roster and recruit.
swodaem2005	4
tabelz	4	A sexy pick, I know, but Michigan's foundations last year will yield some fruit
topher3003	4
AaronRodgers16	5
admiraltarkin	5
Fifth_Down	5
fitzmauricet	5
flipadelphia17	5
G-Aardvark	5
MammothMan34	5
seaotter2	5
ToLongDR	5
uwbjb	5
Xtremeloco	5	I'm going to over hype Michigan so if they fail its funnier to watch them fall. If it works out I can point and say I told you so.   
antiherowes	6
bluegrassborn	6
CFSparta92	6
chceman	6
CockADoodleBOOM	6
coreyfra	6
deadtofall12	6
DoctorWhosOnFirst	6
Dropbackandpunt	6
G-manP	6	Jim Harbaugh has assembled a group of sleepover-loving athletes who have completely bought into the program, much like Saban at Bama. If the QB Guru can make a man out of O'Korn. Michigan and their nasty D, led by Jabrill Peppers, will be dominant.
icklebush	6
jeedf	6
laminak	6
LEGEN--wait_for_it	6
longhorn2015	6
MrTheSpork	6
nickknx865	6
rabid_communicator	6
RobertNeyland	6
runujhkj	6
SenorPuff	6
sideoutpar	6
TopheryG8er	6
ToxicSteve13	6
ucieaters33	6
wackywiener	6
WarEagle9	6
A-Stu-Ute	7
BallSoHerd	7
captain_sasquatch	7
cfbguy	7
flyingcrayons	7
Harry_B_C_Dresden	7
HelioOne	7
ilovecfb	7
kdbvols	7
keytide22	7
Khavanon	7
meatfrappe	7
pascha	7
qacha	7
retnuh101	7
seanosaur	7
solo_22	7
Stockz	7
swanky-k	7
Wescat	7
Wurst_Law	7
XSavageWalrusX	7
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	8
Austinperroux	8
BrutonGaster77	8	Cautiously optimistic about my fellow Wolverines. I need to see some positive quarterback play before I pick them over OSU.
bties	8
buckeyegold	8
BugsSuck	8
CambodianDrywall	8
ChickenTaco	8
cmdrcaboose2	8
corundum9	8	Same story as Stanford, unsure how QB situation will unfold despite ample talent across the board. With an extremely favorable first seven games, I decided to put Michigan a bit lower than their potential and allow them to climb if they deserve it.
djowen68	8	Coaching, defense.
Emperor_of_Orange	8
esoterik	8
goblue10	8	Please God don't fuck this up.
groggydog	8
HUSKEROYAL	8
jklharris	8
kamikazeguy	8	Jim Harbaugh is an excellent coach, and Michigan can only go up from last season where they lost to both of their rivals.
kelling928	8
KingKliffsbury	8
Luriker	8	Easy second-favorite to win the B1G
Mario_Speedwagon	8
mgmfa	8	Possibly the unluckiest team in the nation last year (Nebraska might disagree), these guys return a ton of talent. Harbaugh is also a top tier coach, which can't be understated. Can't wait for when they clash with undefeated Iowa.
myghtymouse	8
mynameisjona	8
nin478	8
Polarbear1914	8
remwin	8
snwidget	8
SpeedxKills	8
spsellers	8
stephenbawesome	8
THECrew42	8
TheTeamCubed	8
tmart12	8
UNC_Samurai	8
WaffleIron278	8
AGSattack	9
aubieismyhomie	9
BabyBladder	9	Michigan will go 11-2 in the end, an understandable but disappointing 2nd year for Harbaugh. Having both MSU and OSU on the road does no favors, nor does having their 3rd DC in 3 years. There will be a few QB issues, and while the team will take advantage of their easier schedule and defeat a great Georgia team in the Outback Bowl, they'll be unable to defeat their rivals.
buckeyes75	9
DavoinShower-handle	9
Disregardskarma	9
f0gax	9
funtubs	9
GoldenHawk07	9
hokies220	9	Harbaugh surprised me last year by having success immediately with a ten win season and the Wolverines were in control of their own destiny in the B1G until that one little mistake. But as much as we all like to bring that up I still expect the Wolverines defense to be lights out and even just a serviceable QB should net 9+ wins again. They should remain relatively unchallenged until the MSU game. Not starting off 7-0 should be seen as a failure. Only partially because only one game out those seven isn't in the Big House.
JCiLee	9
kflinderman	9
monkeymatt1836	9	Harbaugh has been an extremely successful coach in both CFB and the NFL. Their biggest question mark is who is playing QB, but expect QB whisperer Harbaugh to have his man ready to go. Look for his Wolverines to be undefeated going into their Oct 29 match up with Michigan State in East Lansing. Due to their backloaded schedule, we may not know if Michigan is contenders or pretenders for the Big Ten title and CFP until later in the season, however. How Michigan plays on the road in East Lansing, Iowa City, and Columbus will determine how their season plays out. 
Mythic514	9	See reasoning for Tennessee. Both are incredible teams, but I give the edge to Tennessee simply due to their experience in big games and the offseason improvements they made on defense.
plannedsickdays	9
Plneapple	9
polydorr	9
Pope_Jake	9
RiffRamBahZoo	9
scronko	9
SmokingCricket	9
ssnider23	9	With the 5th best recruiting class, they kept most of their team and are in year 2 of the Harbaugh Era. I think they'll keep going up, but they need to prove it this year to keep moving up.
Techwid	9
03040905	10
52hoova	10
ack30297	10
BaldEagle88	10
BoboIsDead	10	Jim Harbaugh seemed to inspire true shimmers of greatness in his 2015 team, which appeared dejected and lost in several past seasons.  He got the most out of the quarterback he had, and players all over the field stepped up in huge ways throughout the season.  Harbaugh also seems as at home on the recruiting trail as the Apache warriors were to the nature trail.  Two away games at rivals seem to be the testing grounds for 2016 Michigan.
Branzilla91	10
JonesUCF34	10
kdcoltred	10	http://imgur.com/0j9Namu
mjurkiewicz	10
NeauxRegrets	10
No_Way_Pablo	10
puffadda	10
thatwasntveryraven	10
Acm0028	11
alsonamedbort87	11
BosskOnASegway	11	Predictive Rank: #22 (8 points)Personal Rank: #7 (38 points)AP Rank: #7 (19 points)Total: 65/125
brobroma	11
Buckeyes2010	11
chweris	11	Michigan is headed into the season with a new QB, and with a just okay offense last year, they need to prove that their offense is capable to move into the Top 10.
d_mcc_x	11
mellolizard	11	Harbaugh did well his first year, lets see if he can fill in the gaps this season. 
milesgmsu	11
monotonemr	11
NatecUDF	11
PalmettoFace	11
Pikachu1989	11
SCRx	11
TheFlyingBoat	11
twosheepforanore	11
was_saying_boo_urns	11	Offense was sub-trash last year. Defense was elite.
bakonydraco	12
dabul-master	12
GeneralGBO	12
grjohnst	12
MrDoctorSmartyPants	12
sirgippy	12	Since I'm rating odds of *winning* the national title, not just making a playoff berth, Michigan falls down here. I think there's a very good chance they make the playoffs this year, but I don't think they'll fare well when/if they do.
T-Thugs	12	I had a hard time ranking them above Michigan State, but MSU lost a lot more to the draft. Will drop and not move back up my poll for a long time because they don't play anybody and won't deserve to be ranked highly. 
Texasagsman	12
BUSean	13
Daigotsu	13
GiveMeSomeRaptorNews	13
njm1314	13
pmartin0079	13
atchemey	14
CantHousewifeaHo	14
ExternalTangents	14
taloncarde	14
vanburen1845	14
DafoeFoSho	15
jlh2b	16
Red261	16
gsuhooligan	17
owl_man	17
gbuntin	18
TotalEconomist	19
jzorbino	21
Atoodope	23

Provisional Poll Voters

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