Top 25 Tomorrow Today: Michigan replaces Ohio State at #2 in new college football rankings

With a shakeup in the top five, the picture of the College Football Qualifiers is clearer and highlights much more than we have come to expect from the new AP Top 25 as college football rankings are updated after a week. Massive confrontation week. Week 13 is, without a doubt, one of college football’s best weekends in 2021 with Saturday’s all-day marathon serving as a fitting end to one of the most celebrated seasons of the year. most anticipated in the history of this sport.

No result will resonate more loudly Michigan won 42-27 against Ohio State, which went on a losing streak in a series dating back to 2011 and brought Jim Harbaugh first win in the series as head coach after five consecutive losses to the Buckeyes. The werewolves will challenge for 2nd place after winning, and the Buckeyes will surely lose after taking their second loss. We predict that Michigan will indeed appear as the first team behind Georgia No. 1 unanimously in the AP Top 25 poll when the new rankings are released Sunday.

Michigan’s move to 2nd place was opened up thanks to the fact that Alabama needed four trials to overtake Auburn in a single Iron Bowl continues the competition until Saturday afternoon. Bryce Young’s 97-yard knock-out touch added to his own Heisman Trophy argument, but the narrow win didn’t do much to strengthen an argument for the Crimson Tide to return to second place. .

That competitive topic lasted until Saturday night for a Bedlam’s all-time edition with Oklahoma State and Oklahoma dealing in hay before the Cowboys awarded Lincoln Riley his first loss in the competition. That victory not only goes against the consistency of Oklahoma wins in the series, but also prevents the Sooners from competing for the Big 12 championship – the perfect double-whale when it comes to rival rivalry.

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Here’s how we think the new Top 25 AP will look like Sunday:

1. Georgia (Last week – 1): The return of George Pickens was the most notable headline after a 45-0 win over Georgia Tech. Pickens only recorded one reception but his presence changed the outlook for the SEC Championship Game against Alabama, and ultimately for the Bulldogs, the College Soccer League.

2. Michigan (6): The wire-to-wire nature of the Michigan win was ultimately what fueled the prediction that Werewolves would jump to the top of the table between the losing first teams.

3. Alabama (3): The stretch really helps with the post-game assessment of Alabama’s 24-22 win at Auburn because it gives Young and Tide a chance to find the success most regulations don’t come. Voters may remember how underrated early in the game performance, but the final book reads better for those who don’t watch every single tick.

4. Cincinnati (4): A more than 35-13 margin could have pushed the Bearcats against Alabama after Friday’s win at the ECU. AP voters have shown Cincinnati some favorable treatment throughout the season, so it would be interesting to see if they give Luke Fickell’s team a shot to reclaim the No.

5. Notre Dame Cathedral (5): Fighting Irish is in a great position for the playoff debate. They are leading 11-1 and have won the game convincingly with a single loss against an unbeaten team. They could sit on the couch next weekend and stem the chaos that saw them in the CFP for the third time in four years.

6. Oklahoma State (7): College Football’s Playoff rivalry is real for the Cowboys, who now have a chance to rise from the conference championship at the weekend as Power Five champions by one loss if they can beat Baylor for the second time this season in Dallas.

7. Ohio State (2): The Buckeyes’ landing site could be anywhere between 7s and 11s, depending on two important factors: how high AP voters rate Michigan and whether snow conditions affect how those whether that voter reacts to the loss or not. Since we’re predicting Werewolves in 2nd place, we’ll be on the higher end of that prediction, but testing a spot ahead of Michigan State is also a possibility.

8. Ole Miss (8): Too much talk about hating your opponent is not healthy. The Rebels looked extremely motivated to beat Mississippi State and weightlifting fans in Starkville, Mississippi, losing 31-21 on Thursday night.

9. Baylor (9): All Baylor needed was a win to keep the hunt for the Big 12 Championship Game, but Texas Tech nearly played spoilt before a field goal-scoring effort forced the game to be missed in win 27-24 Bears.

10. Oregon (11): It wasn’t until late in the game when Oregon State’s offense really started, so don’t panic over the Ducks after a 38-29 win over Oregon State. This was followed by a rematch against Utah for the Pac-12 title and a spot in the New Year Six.

11. Michigan State (12): Massive staffing problems due to injuries and flu were not enough to stop this Sparta team from reaching 10 wins in its first season since 2015.

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12. Oklahoma (10): The standings may have a more dramatic shuffle than we’re predicting here, but the “lose well” factor could prevent the Sooners from falling behind the top three-lost teams in the top 25.

13. BYU (13): USC hit the 18 unanswered mark and even took the lead early in Q4, but the Cougars responded with a late score and crucial stops to drag the win and improve to 5-0 against Pac- 12 and 10-2 in the end.

14. Utah (16): All eyes are on next week’s Pac-12 Championship Game, and there’s not much for voters to walk away from Friday’s 28-13 win over Colorado.

15. Iowa (17): There’s not much room for upward movement but the Hawkeyes will come out from Week 13 feeling as good as they’ve felt for several weeks. Beat Nebraska on the road and win Minnesota over Wisconsin already push Iowa into the Big Ten Championship Game, and that championship combined with just two losses during the season could make for a small leap in the rankings.

16. Houston (19): The Cougars ended their regular season with a 28-point win at UConn on Saturday, leaving Dana Holgorsen’s team 11-1 to head into next week’s AAC Championship Match 12-0 Cincinnati.

17. Pittsburgh (20): The first 10-win season of Pat Narduzzi’s tenure is just window dressing for a campaign that will finally tiptoe over what happens next week with Wake Forest. The Panthers took down the ACC Coastal ahead of a 31-14 win at Syracuse, but getting the results relevant puts confidence high for a team that’s won 8/9 since a stunning loss to Western Michigan earlier in the year.

18. Wake Forest (21): The 41-10 final score against Boston College was impressive enough to warrant a hit if this is early in the season. Individual results usually don’t have much of an impact on the drastic rankings fluctuations at the end of this season when the ranked team is preferred to win.

19. San Diego State (22): Friday’s early game on CBS against Boise State was a big stage for Brady Hoke’s Aztec team to win tickets to the Mountain West title game.

20. Louisiana (23): With the Sun Belt Championship Game coming next week. It’s understandable seeing a game closer than expected against Louisiana-Monroe, but the 21-16 win was a bit too close for comfort.

21. NC Status (24): One of the best versions of the NC State-North Carolina showdown cemented Wolfpack’s spot as the top 25 team, even if they’ll miss out on the ACC Championship Game. The effort to take a nine-point lead in less than 30 seconds and beat Tar Heels was a status-setting performance on this year’s team and Dave Doeren’s show.

22. Arkansas (25): Three times winning the opponent’s title in 2021 doesn’t help Arkansas get any more points in the AP Top 25, but these victories are Sam Pittman’s small piece on the recruiting road. The Razorbacks never ended in their 34-17 win over Missouri, ending a five-game losing streak.

23. Clemson (NR): Ranked by the CFP Selection Committee last Tuesday was the first evidence that the Tigers were set for a breakthrough, but the 30-0 game against South Carolina did more to back it up. Arguments for Clemson being a top 25 caliber team.

24. Texas A&M (14): The head-to-head loss to Arkansas from the start of the year was outweighed by the strength of the Alabama win through Saturday night when the lead at LSU left the Aggies and Razorbacks with the same record in the conference game (4-4) and overall (8-4).

25. Minnesota (NR): This is a little twist because beat Wisconsin on Saturday marks the first ranked win for Minnesota this season, but their first defeat since early October to the Badgers may be enough to jump into the top 25.

Expected dropout: UTSA (15), Wisconsin (18)