ANN ARBOR & EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Wolverines have been tabbed as the 17th-ranked team in the country entering the 2013 college football season, according to the USA Today Coaches Poll released on Thursday.
Michigan State — although not technically ranked in the Top 25 — accumulated enough votes to sit 28th in the nation.
The Spartans open the season on Friday, August 30 against Western Michigan. The Wolverines open August 31, hosting Central Michigan.
Here’s a look at your preseason Top 25 (first-place votes in parentheses:)
1. Alabama (55)
2. Ohio State (3)
3. Oregon
4. Stanford
5. Georgia
6. Texas A&M (1)
7. South Carolina
8. Clemson
9. Louisville
10. Florida
11. Notre Dame
12. Florida State
13. LSU
14. Oklahoma State
15. Texas
16. Oklahoma
17. MICHIGAN
18. Nebraska
19. Boise State
20. TCU
21. UCLA
22. Northwestern
23. Wisconsin
24. USC
25. Oregon State
28. MICHIGAN STATE
