The Michigan Wolverines have done what they have needed to do, winning each of their opening three contests by no fewer than 25 points, maintaining their preseason No. 2 ranking as a result. The level of competition was not exactly stellar in the non-conference portion of the schedule, but the next month is far from scary either.
Saturday’s visit from the Rutgers Scarlet Knights does bring about the start of Big Ten play, however, so the games going forward do feel a little more significant. For reference, Rutgers’ No. 64 rating per SP+ is a jump up from UNLV (No.