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12A - Wednesday, September 5, 2007
'M' drops from rankings
By JACK HERMAN 25 poll released yesterday. Since the poll
Daily Sports Editor expanded to 25 teams in 1989, no team has
ever fallen further.
College football historians will eventu- Michigan placed 33rdin the poll, tallying
ally decide where Michigan's 34-32 loss to 39 points. Southern Cal took the top spot
Appalachian State ranks among the sport's with 1,619 points.
all-time greatest upsets. But there's no At least one voter thought Michigan's
debate over part of the fallout. loss wasn't as bad as it appeared. The
Ranked fifth to start the season, the Wol- Greenville (Tenn.) Sun's Wayne Phillips
verines fell out of the Associated Press Top ranked Michigan 16th, noting that Appa-

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after weekend disaster
lachian State provides a bigger challenge In 1959 - when the poll contained just 20
than some of the bottom-feeding Division teams - No. 2 Oklahoma dropped out of There was no precedent for
I-A/FBS teams other big programs play. the poll after a loss to an Ara Parseghian- how far a top-five team could
"I still think Michigan has a good foot- coached Northwestern team. fall in the polls if it lost to a
ball team," he said. "I think they're wor- Michigan also dropped from the USA Football Championship Subdi-
thy of being ranked. They may prove me Today Coaches poll released yesterday.
wrong." Now ranked 27th, the Wolverines also vision team before this week-
Notre Dame held the previous record for placed fifth to start the season. end. Now, the verdict is out. If
biggest fall, when it dropped from No. 9 to - The Associated Press contributed to a team loses to Appalachian
No. 25 after a 1995 loss to Northwestern. this report State, it isn't even ranked
anymore.

TEAM
1. Southern Cal
2. Louisiana State
3. West Virginia
4. Flarida
5. Oklahoma
6. Wisconsin
7. Texas
8. Louisville
9. Virginia Tech
10. Califarnaa
1t. Georgia
12. Ohio State
13. UCLA
14. Penn State
15. Ratgert
16. Nebraska
17. Auburn
18. Arkansas
19. TCU
20. Hawaii
20. Georgia Tech
22. Boise State
23. Teaas A&M
24. Tennessee
25. Clemson
Games updated
through Sept. 17.

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