Michigan football ranks 11th in preseason AP top 25 poll

The Associated Press released the first iteration of its top 25 poll Monday, with Michigan landing 11th.

The top five features Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State, USC and Clemson, with Penn State at No. 6 (full top-25 rankings below).

With Wisconsin No. 9, four Big Ten teams made the top 11. Michigan State is unsurprisingly unranked. 

Florida, U-M's opponent in the opener Sept. 2, was 17th.

U-M was just outside the top 10 in the Free Press' preseason top 25. 

U-M ranked 9th in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll, while Florida was 16th.

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AP top 25:

1. Alabama (52 first-place votes)
2. Ohio State (3)
3. Florida State (4)
4. USC (2)
5. Clemson
6. Penn State
7. Oklahoma
8. Washington
9. Wisconsin
10. Oklahoma State
11. Michigan
12. Auburn
13. LSU
14. Stanford
15. Georgia
16. Louisville
17. Florida
18. Miami (Fla.)
19. South Florida
20. Kansas State
21. Virginia Tech
22. West Virginia
23. Texas
24. Washington State
25. Tennessee

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