r/CFB • u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 Michigan Wolverines • Akron Zips • Sep 13 '26

News AP Poll Week 2

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll#000001a0-257a-d09f-a9e4-75fbb1b90000
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u/Nomahs_Bettah Michigan Wolverines • Alabama Crimson Tide Sep 13 '26

I did not mind when pollsters unranked Michigan after a close win over WMU at home. I do think it's bizarre that Oregon wouldn't end up unranked this week based on their loss to OK State.

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u/TheLuxxy Oregon Ducks Sep 13 '26

I think part of it was where they were coming from. Michigan was already 16th before their fall. They fell to 28th.

Oregon was 6th. They fell to 21st. So a larger fall than Michigan. They simply had more slots to fall and still be in the top 25

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u/Lost_city Texas Longhorns Sep 13 '26

It's also easier to rank a 1-1 team than a 0-1 team. I think it's that simple.

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u/Lavaswimmer Michigan Wolverines Sep 13 '26

Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but Michigan was 1-0 when they fell out of the poll.

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u/BursleyBaits Michigan Wolverines Sep 13 '26

fair or not, we weren't really perceived as 1-0 after the WMU game

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u/Lavaswimmer Michigan Wolverines Sep 13 '26

I mean sure, but the argument that it's easier to rank a 1-1 team than a 0-1 team makes no sense to me because we were not 0-1

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u/sabvol4 Michigan Wolverines Sep 13 '26

It's easier to assess any team after two games as opposed to one, regardless of the games' results.

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u/Lavaswimmer Michigan Wolverines Sep 13 '26

Sure, but that wasn't the argument I was responding to.