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Michigan rises in top 25
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Another shutout, another rise in the top 25.
Michigan moved up to No. 21 in the Coaches Poll after shutting out Maryland 28-0 on Saturday. This, however, was the first time the Wolverines cracked the Coaches Poll after they were the first team out last week.
The back-to-back shutouts marked the first time Michigan achieved such a feat since 2000. In the last 15 quarters, the Wolverines have only allowed one touchdown.
They did so by holding Maryland to 1-of-18 on third downs, 13 of which led to three-and-outs. Jim Harbaugh’s group has outscored opponents 122-14 in its last four games.
The Wolverines will look to continue their dominant ways when they host Northwestern for homecoming at the Big House.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.