But we're not too worried about what the preseason rankings said.

Despite their top-10 preseason ranking, each team entered the game untested.

"I've never been a fan of preseason rankings," he said.

This was Michigan's highest preseason ranking since the 1992-93 team.

The team is expected to be a top 10 preseason selection when the preseason rankings are finalized.

Various publications and news sources released their preseason rankings prior to the start of the 2009-10 season.

As of March 2007 many publications began releasing preseason rankings for the upcoming football season.

The official preseason rankings are normally released in August of the same season, but various publications annually release early projections throughout the spring and summer.

The 2008 season was the first in which the team was ranked in the preseason rankings.

The Rebel Knights also received a preseason ranking of 12th in the nation for the 2011 season.