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BREAKING: Where Michigan Football Lands In USA TODAY Preseason Coaches Poll

The preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll is out and Michigan is starting towards the top.
BREAKING: Where Michigan Football Lands In USA TODAY Preseason Coaches Poll
BREAKING: Where Michigan Football Lands In USA TODAY Preseason Coaches Poll

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You know it's about college football season when the USA TODAY preseason Coaches Poll drops. 

Michigan is entering the year with a lot of hype and a ton at stake. Jim Harbaugh believes 15-20 of his team will get selected in the 2024 NFL draft, so the Wolverines are in a 'win now' mode. 

The hype continues after looking at the preseason coaches poll -- Michigan comes in at No. 2 in the country.

Georgia dominated the voting with 61 first-place votes. Alabama and Ohio State both received first-place votes as well, but Michigan remained above them in the rankings. 

Here is the entire top 25:

1. Georgia (1643 points and 61 first-place votes)

2. Michigan (1510 points)

3. Alabama (1489 points and 4 first-place votes)

4. Ohio State (1485 points and 1 first-place vote)

5. LSU (1294 points)

6. USC (1228 points)

7. Penn State (1181 points)

8. Florida State (1145 points)

9. Clemson (1078 points)

10. Tennessee (991 points)

11. Washington (941 points)

12. Texas (848 points)

13. Notre Dame (841 points)

14. Utah (839 points)

15. Oregon (820 points)

16. TCU (655 points)

17. Kansas State (440 points)

18. Oregon State (365 points)

19. Oklahoma (320 points)

20. North Carolina (315 points)

21. Wisconsin (309 points)

22. Ole Miss (303 points)

23. Tulane (225 points)

24. Texas Tech (200 points)

25. Texas A&M (196 points)

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Trent Knoop
TRENT KNOOP

Trent began writing and covering Michigan athletics back in 2020. He became a credentialed member of the media in 2021. Trent began writing with Sports Illustrated in 2023 and became the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI during the 2025 football season. Trent also serves as the Publisher of Baylor Bears on SI. His other bylines have appeared on Maryland on SI, Wisconsin on SI, and across the USA TODAY Sports network. Trent’s love of sports and being able to tell stories to fans is what made him get into writing.

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