Michigan football had opened up the 2026 college football season ranked No. 16 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, a position that seemed just right for a team with a lot of unknowns under a new head coach in Kyle Whittingham. However, coming out of Week 1, despite being 1-0 (much to the chagrin of many), the Wolverines fell to No. 24 in the eyes of the coaches (and they fell completely out of the media poll), and this with No. 10 Oklahoma coming to town. It seemed as if the maize and blue were about to be in for a rude awakening for the season.
However, they play games for a reason, and Michigan has to be happy about that. It shocked the Sooners in Ann Arbor, 17-10, and assuredly rose higher in the eyes of many across the country.
But what did the coaches
think about the performance?
In the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, Michigan rose to No. 19. Oklahoma fell to No. 21 after the loss, as well. Around the Big Ten, Iowa (which survived Iowa State) rose to 20th, Penn State is now No. 15, Indiana is No. 4, Oregon dropped to 18th after losing to Oklahoma State, and Ohio State dropped to sixth after losing at Texas.
Here are the full rankings.
Full rankings
Schools dropped out
No. 25 Florida
Others receiving votes
Florida 183; Louisville 160; Boise State 44; Kansas State 24; South Carolina 23; Mississippi State 20; Vanderbilt 19; Duke 19; Nebraska 18; Pittsburgh 16; Oklahoma State 16; Auburn 15; Western Michigan 10; Virginia Tech 9; UCLA 8; Tulsa 7; North Dakota State 5; New Mexico 4; Clemson 3; Wake Forest 1; Arizona 1
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan rises in US LBM Coaches Poll after upset of Oklahoma
