After Michigan (11-1) defeated Ohio State in commanding fashion on Saturday, the Wolverines find themselves in the top four of the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings.
Michigan, which entered the first set of CFP rankings that were released on Nov. 2 at No. 7 after a 37–33 loss to Michigan State, won its first game game against the Buckeyes under the leadership of coach Jim Harbaugh. The Wolverines jumped to No. 2 and will face Iowa (10–2) in the Big Ten Championship game on Saturday.
Cincinnati (12–0), which moved into the fourth spot in last's weeks CFP rankings, closed the regular season with a perfect record after defeating East Carolina 35–13 last Friday.