Michigan drops to No. 16 in coaches poll college football rankings

Michigan football tumbled down the college football polls a day after being handled by Texas in a 31-12 home loss Saturday in Ann Arbor.

The Wolverines fell to No. 16 in the US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday afternoon, after being ranked No. 9 last week. Texas remained at No. 3 behind Georgia and Ohio State, and received a single first-place vote.

It was a similar fall in the Associated Press poll, which had the Wolverines dropping from No. 10 to No. 17. Texas, meanwhile, jumped to No. 2 in the media vote, garnering four first-place votes to sit behind No. 1 Georgia, in the top spot on 54 of 63 ballots. (Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll, received the other five first-place nods.)

The Wolverines were the second biggest faller in the coaches poll this week behind Notre Dame. The Irish fell 12 spots to No. 19 after losing at home to Northern Illinois, 16-14. In the AP poll, Notre Dame dropped 13 spots, from No. 5 to No. 18. The Huskies claimed the final spot in the AP poll this week. It's NIU's first appearance in the AP poll since Dec. 8, 2013.

There are seven Big Ten teams in the coaches poll top 25: No. 2 Ohio State, No. 6 Oregon, No. 8 Penn State, No. 11 USC, No. 16 Michigan, No. 22 Washington, No. 24 Nebraska. Washington is 31st in the AP poll, behind Illinois at No. 26 in the "others receiving votes" category.

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Michigan State received two votes in the coaches poll after a 27-24 upset road win at Maryland in its Big Ten opener. The Spartans didn't get any votes in the AP poll. MSU's final nonconference opponent, Boston College, made its AP poll debut this week under new head coach Bill O'Brien, at No. 24 after a Week 1 upset of Florida State and a Week 2 shellacking of Duquesne.

Michigan got handled on both sides of the ball in the top-10 matchup, as Texas sustained long drives that led to touchdowns; meanwhile, the Wolverines' offense sputtered and turned the ball over.

The Longhorns built an early 14-3 lead which grew to 24-3 by halftime after two Michigan turnovers led to easy points before the break. Michigan's offense couldn't get anything going trying to be more aggressive in the second half and Texas cruised.

Tennessee, Utah, USC, Miami, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Kansas State leapfrogged Michigan in the coaches poll.

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US LBM Coaches Poll top 25

First-place votes in parentheses.

1. Georgia (48)
2. Ohio State (3)
3. Texas (1)
4. Alabama
5. Ole Miss
6. Oregon
7. Missouri
8. Penn State
9. Tennessee
10. Utah
11. USC
12. Miami
13. Oklahoma
14. Oklahoma State
15. Kansas State
16. Michigan
17. LSU
18. Arizona
19. Notre Dame
20. Clemson
21. Louisville
22. Washington
23. Iowa State
24. Nebraska
25. Memphis

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan drops to No. 16 in coaches poll college football rankings