Michigan's new CFP ranking puts more pressure for a win over Ohio State

Sherrone Moore, Blake Frazier, Michigan Wolverines | G Fiume/GettyImagesThe stage is set for the Michigan Wolverines to do something glorious on Saturday. Should they get their fifth win in a row over the Ohio State Buckeyes, that might be just enough to get them into the College Football Playoff, regardless of if they made it to the Big Ten Championship Game or not... Michigan just moved up three spots from No. 18 to No. 15 after Week 13 and heading into Week 14.

Where things stand now, teams ranked inside the top 16 who are not playing for a conference championship still have a great, to a halfway decent, shot of making the playoff. Beating Maryland would not result in a three-spot jump in…