The Michigan Wolverines completed their perfect 15-0 season with a 34-13 victory over the Washington Huskies in the NCAA national title game on Jan. 8. A Big Ten team beating a soon-to-be Big Ten team to secure a title seems pretty removed from Ole Miss, right? Not quite.
Michigan stands apart from pretty much all of the recent national champions in one key area: recruiting. No, Michigan does not struggle to bring in top talent like some schools do, but the Wolverines are far from the top of the charts.
In the past five classes (2020-2024), Michigan has an average national class rating of about 13.