{
  "id": 13758367,
  "title": "Michigan returns to the SP+ Top-25 after the bye week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/michigan-returns-to-the-sp-top-25-after-the-bye-week",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/michigan-returns-sp-top-25-170000933.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ANN ARBOR, Michigan - September 26, 2026 - Following a bye week, Michigan's college football team has climbed three spots in ESPN and Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings to reach No. 23. This ranking, which evaluates a team’s offensive, defensive, and special teams efficiencies, indicates Michigan is likely to beat the average college football team by 13.1 points. Despite facing four higher-ranked opponents, including UCLA, Oregon, Indiana, and Ohio State, Michigan's regular season record could be 6-6. The team's next challenge will be against Penn State, currently ranked 38th with a 9.6 rating, with the game set to take place at Michigan Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.",
  "summary": "Michigan Football was idle this weekend, but still managed to move up a few spots in the latest edition of ESPN’s SP+ rankings:",
  "key_points": [
    "Michigan climbs to No. 23 in SP+ rankings after bye week",
    "Ranked ahead of UCLA, Oregon, Indiana, Ohio State",
    "Next game against Penn State ranked 38th"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}