The Michigan Wolverines now have three losses on their resume after falling to Illinois in a game that wasn’t really as close as the 21-7 score indicated. After another backbreaking loss, the Wolverines are no longer a top-25 team, according to the AP or coaches polls, but they’re still (somehow) in the good graces of Bill Connelly and ESPN’s SP+ rankings.
Following the loss, the Wolverines are listed as the No. 24 team in the country, just a few notches down from where they were last week at No. 21. Michigan’s SP+ rating is 11.