Michigan football has done everything right in 2022.
The Wolverines have won each of their first eight games of the season, coming in tied with Ohio State at the top of the Big Ten East.
But coming into November, Michigan remains on the outside looking in with the College Football Playoff.
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Despite coming in as the No. 4 team in the country according to both the Associated Press and USA Today AFCA Coaches polls, the Wolverines sit behind Clemson in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday.