Michigan Ranked 24th in Preseason Coaches Poll
8/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
The Wolverines received 112 votes from the coaches. Georgia is the preseason top-ranked team followed by Southern California, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Florida.
U-M is the final Big Ten Conference team in the top-25 rankings, trailing No. 3 Ohio State, No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 19 Illinois and No. 22 Penn State. The Big Ten tied the Southeastern Conference and Big 12 for the most representatives in the top-25 poll.
Following is the preseason top 25 coaches poll:
| Rank | Team (1st place votes) | Record* | Votes | 2007 Final Poll |
| 1. | Georgia (22) | 11-2 | 1,438 | 3 |
| 2. | Southern California (14) | 11-2 | 1,430 | 2 |
| 3. | Ohio State (14) | 11-2 | 1,392 | 4 |
| 4. | Oklahoma (3) | 11-3 | 1,329 | 8 |
| 5. | Florida (5) | 9-4 | 1,293 | 16 |
| 6. | LSU (3) | 12-2 | 1,163 | 1 |
| 7. | Missouri | 12-2 | 1,143 | 5 |
| 8. | West Virginia | 11-2 | 1,008 | 6 |
| 9. | Clemson | 9-4 | 999 | 22 |
| 10. | Texas | 10-3 | 979 | 10 |
| 11. | Auburn | 9-4 | 888 | 14t |
| 12. | Wisconsin | 9-4 | 747 | 21 |
| 13. | Kansas | 12-1 | 714 | 7 |
| 14. | Texas Tech | 9-4 | 644 | 23 |
| 15. | Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 568 | 9 |
| 16. | Arizona State | 10-3 | 560 | 13 |
| 17. | Brigham Young | 11-2 | 547 | 14t |
| 18. | Tennessee | 10-4 | 506 | 12 |
| 19. | Illinois | 9-4 | 422 | 18 |
| 20. | Oregon | 9-4 | 399 | 24 |
| 21. | South Florida | 9-4 | 350 | NR |
| 22. | Penn State | 9-4 | 313 | 25 |
| 23. | Wake Forest | 9-4 | 203 | NR |
| 24. | Michigan | 9-4 | 112 | 19 |
| 25. | Fresno State | 9-4 | 91 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Alabama (7-6) 83; South Carolina (6-6) 64; Utah (9-4) 60; Florida State (7-6) 53; Rutgers (8-5) 53; Boston College (11-3) 47; California (7-6) 41; Pittsburgh (5-7) 34; Boise State (10-3) 25; Oregon State (9-4) 23; Nebraska (5-7) 17; Cincinnati (10-3) 13; Virginia (9-4) 12; Connecticut (9-4) 9; Michigan State (7-6) 9; Mississippi State (8-5) 6; Kentucky (8-5) 5; Notre Dame (3-9) 5; TCU (8-5) 5; Maryland (6-7) 4; North Carolina (4-8) 3; Texas A&M (7-6) 3; UCLA (6-7) 3; Central Florida (10-4) 2; Georgia Tech (7-6) 2; Louisville (6-6) 2; Arizona (5-7) 1; Colorado (6-7) 1; Oklahoma State (7-6) 1; Tulsa (10-4) 1.
First-place votes in parentheses; * 2007 season final record
Contact: David Ablauf (734) 763-4423
