Michigan Wolverines fans have a love/mostly-hate relationship with the Coaches Poll. After all, it was the Coaches Poll voting that cost the Wolverines an outright National Championship in 1997 despite receiving more than 70% of the first place votes and overwhelmingly earning the No. 1 ranking in the AP Poll.
Good thing I’ve gotten over that and hold no resentment toward Nebraska and Scott Frost. Good thing.
Anyway, the preseason Coaches Poll for the upcoming year was released today and the defending Big Ten Champion Wolverines are ranked No. 6.
Michigan was one of four Big Ten teams ranked: No.