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Michigan
Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
27 / 27
Best finish
No. 1 (2025-2026)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportBest ranking by season · 2000-2001 – 2026-2027
Each point is Michigan's best rank that season. Lower is better; gaps are seasons unranked.
A year is lit when Michigan was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s7 ranked
2010s10 ranked
2000s10 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2025-2026Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2025-2026 Schedule
9–4Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | vs |  New Mexico |
W 34–17 |
| Wk 2 | at | 18 Oklahoma |
L 13–24 |
| Wk 3 | vs |  Central Michigan |
W 63–3 |
| Wk 4 | at |  Nebraska |
W 30–27 |
| Wk 6 | vs |  Wisconsin |
W 24–10 |
| Wk 7 | at |  USC |
L 13–31 |
| Wk 8 | vs |  Washington |
W 24–7 |
| Wk 9 | at |  Michigan State |
W 31–20 |
| Wk 10 | vs |  Purdue |
W 21–16 |
| Wk 12 | vs |  Northwestern · neutral |
W 24–22 |
| Wk 13 | at |  Maryland |
W 45–20 |
| Wk 14 | vs | 1 Ohio State |
L 9–27 |
| Bowl | vs | 14 Texas · neutral |
L 27–41 |