Michigan Ranked Seventh in Preseason Coaches' Poll
8/6/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
Florida State begins the 1999 football season as the preseason No. 1, with defending national champion Tennessee second, Arizona third, Penn State fourth and Florida rounding out the top five.
The Wolverines will face five preseason top 25 ranked teams during the year, beginning with No. 18 Notre Dame on Saturday, Sept. 4 (3:30 p.m. kickoff in Michigan Stadium). The slate will also include games against four Big Ten teams in the rankings: No. 10 Wisconsin (Sept. 25), No. 23 Purdue (Oct. 2), No. 4 Penn State (Nov. 13) and No. 9 Ohio State (Nov. 20).
Following is the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll as selected by 62 head coaches at Division I-A institutions who are members of the American Football Coaches Association.
| | Team | 1998 Record | Points | 1998 Rank |
| 1. | Florida State | 11-2 | 1,447 | 3 |
| 2. | Tennessee | 13-0 | 1,369 | 1 |
| 3. | Arizona | 12-1 | 1,301 | 4 |
| 4. | Penn State | 9-3 | 1,267 | 15 |
| 5. | Florida | 10-2 | 1,113 | 6 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 9-4 | 1,095 | 20 |
| 7. | Michigan | 10-3 | 1,094 | 12 |
| 8. | Texas A&M | 11-3 | 1,051 | 13 |
| 9. | Ohio State | 11-1 | 1,024 | 2 |
| 10. | Wisconsin | 11-1 | 1,024 | 5 |
| 11. | Georgia Tech | 10-2 | 748 | 11 |
| 12. | Miami, Fla. | 9-3 | 704 | 21 |
| 13. | Georgia | 9-3 | 671 | 14 |
| 14. | Virginia Tech | 9-3 | 626 | 19 |
| 15. | UCLA | 10-2 | 596 | 8 |
| 16. | Texas | 9-3 | 497 | 16 |
| 17. | Colorado | 8-4 | 470 | -- |
| 18. | Notre Dame | 9-3 | 422 | 22 |
| 19. | Kansas State | 11-2 | 379 | 9 |
| 20. | Alabama | 7-5 | 367 | -- |
| 21. | Southern California | 8-5 | 360 | -- |
| 22. | Arkansas | 9-3 | 325 | 17 |
| 23. | Purdue | 9-4 | 291 | 23 |
| 24. | Virginia | 9-3 | 191 | 18 |
| 25. | Arizona State | 5-6 | 167 | -- |
Also receiving votes - Brigham Young 118, Syracuse 79, Mississippi State 75, Marshall 55, Louisiana State 48, North Carolina 46, Air Force 35, Washington 35, Michigan State 33, Missouri 28, Texas Tech 20, Oregon 18, North Carolina State 17, Louisville 16, Southern Mississippi 15, Texas Christian 14, West Virginia 13, Clemson 10, Auburn 7, Miami (Ohio) 4, Mississippi 3, Oklahoma 3, Tulane 2, Wyoming 2, Duke 1, Fresno State 1.
Contact: David Ablauf (734) 763-4423
