Michigan football moves into both polls after win over Washington

The Michigan Wolverines made their first appearance in both the Coaches and AP Polls on Sunday, making their 2021 debut at No. 25 in each. This comes on the heels of the team’s 31-10 drubbing of the Washington Huskies on Saturday night in Ann Arbor.

Michigan is one of five Big Ten teams that appear in this week’s AP Poll, which is now headlined by the Iowa Hawkeyes at No. 5. Ohio State slid to No. 9 after losing to Oregon on Saturday. Penn State (No. 10) and Wisconsin (No. 18) are the other two Big Ten squads represented here.

Here are the teams that made up this week’s AP Poll:

1. Alabama

2. Georgia

3. Oklahoma

4. Oregon

5. Iowa

6. Clemson

7. Texas A&M

8. Cincinnati

9. Ohio State

10. Penn State

11. Florida

12. Notre Dame

13. UCLA

14. Iowa State

15. Virginia Tech

16. Coastal Carolina

17. Ole Miss

18. Wisconsin

19. Arizona State

20. Arkansas

21. UNC

22. Auburn

23. BYU

24. Miami

25. Michigan

Next up for Michigan is another MAC opponent in the Northern Illinois Huskies, who are led by former Michigan State quarterback Rocky Lombardi. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET on Saturday in Ann Arbor.