Detroit News staff and wires
Michigan and Michigan State are each coming off strong seasons. It appears expectations are the Wolverines and Spartans are capable of duplicating them.
Michigan is ranked No. 8 and Michigan State No. 15 in the Associated Press preseason college football Top 25 poll, released Monday.
With two of the best players in the country leading the way — and a championship game loss as motivation — Alabama is No. 1 for the second straight season and ninth time overall.