Michigan leads five B1G teams in first AP poll

The first Associated Press Top 25 of the 2012 season is out, and it is pretty similar to the coaches’ poll, with a few key differences.

Michigan again leads the way among Big Ten teams, checking in at No. 8 — the same ranking the Wolverines have in the USA Today coaches’ poll. But one voter really likes Michigan, as the Maize and Blue got one first-place vote. Only four other teams — No. 1 USC, No. 2 Alabama, No, 3 LSU and No. 4 Oklahoma — received first-place votes in the AP Top 25.

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