The Michigan Wolverines barely survived a potential upset bid from the Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday night.
The lackluster performance in Kyle Whittingham’s debut as head coach will likely drop the Wolverines a spot or two in the rankings.
The results on Sunday and Monday could alter Michigan’s position even more because the Louisville Cardinals have a chance to beat a top-10 team in Ole Miss and the SMU Mustangs have a chance to pick up a road ACC win.
The Washington Huskies, who sit right behind Michigan in the preseason AP poll, could impress on Sunday afternoon as well in their rivalry clash with the Washington State Cougars.
Michigan gave voters plenty of reasons drop it on its own, but that combined with other results could place the Wolverines on the bottom edge of the top 20 ahead of their Week 2 battle with the Oklahoma Sooners.