June 16, 2026

Michigan Football: Media poll favors Buckeyes, Badgers over Wolverines


(Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) The yearly Cleveland.com Big Ten football media poll is out and Michigan football is predicted third in a crowded Big Ten East. Just a year ago Michigan football was picked to win the Big Ten outright in a surprise to many, but this season’s prognostication is aiming to be a bit more accurate. The East tends to have a clear-cut leader in the clubhouse, while the West is a skosh more wide open according to the pollsters. Below are the variety of results to how the voters tallied their respective responses for 2020. No suspense at the top as the Ohio State Buckeyes were all but unanimously voted as the team to beat for the sixth time since 2012. The writers then got asked to tally their votes by ranking the schools (1-7) in both the East and West, with the first-place squad receiving votes…

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