Kirk Herbsreit, Joel Klatt Realign Michigan Football In Their Rankings After Week 6

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Michigan rolled its way to a 52-10 win over Minnesota on Saturday night in Minneapolis. The Wolverines are sitting at 6-0 on the year, and the maize and blue have looked extremely dominant in the past two outings.
The way Michigan looked against the Gophers -- gaining 432 yards and only allowing 169 total yards -- some people think the Wolverines are worthy of the No. 1 ranking in the updated AP poll.
A week ago, Fox college football analyst Joel Klatt thought Michigan was the No. 1 team, but after Georgia rolled past Kentucky on Saturday night, Klatt put the Bulldogs back as his top team and he dropped Michigan to No. 2.
The voice of Fox Noon has Georgia, Michigan, Florida State, and Oklahoma as his top four.
New CFB Top 10 (10/8)
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) October 8, 2023
1) @GeorgiaFootball
2) @UMichFootball
3) @FSUFootball
4) @OU_Football
5) @PennStateFball
6) @OhioStateFB
7) @UW_Football
8) @oregonfootball
9) @uscfb
10) @UNCFootball
Almost: @TexasFootball @AlabamaFTBL @LouisvilleFB
The other prominent football voice, Kirk Herbstreit, hasn't been too high on Michigan the past few weeks. He's had the Wolverines on the outside looking in. But after the Wolverines complete performance, the ESPN College GameDay voice moved Michigan up to No. 2.
He has Georgia, Michigan, Washington, and Florida State as his top four.
My top 4 after WEEK 6
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) October 8, 2023
1-@GeorgiaFootball
2-@UMichFootball
3-@UW_Football
4-@FSUFootball
Next 2@oregonfootball @OhioStateFB
The updated AP Top 25 Poll will be released at 2 p.m. ET.

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