The spring preseason rankings for Michigan football are just about right

Preseason rankings are a key part of the college football offseason and following spring practices taking part across the sport, new batches of rankings have been released and we of course, are interested in where Michigan football wound up.

In five post-spring rankings from CBS, The Athletic, USA Today, Joel Klatt, and Athlon Sports, Michigan football ranked between No. 7, and No. 12. Three of the five had the Wolverines ranked in the top 10 with USA Today (No. 11) and CBS Sports (No. 12) as the exceptions.

Athlon Sports has the highest post-spring ranking for Michigan football at No. 7. Joel Klatt is an analyst I trust and No. 8 seems just about right.

Michigan lost 13 players to the NFL draft. They also lost their head coach and the best starting quarterback they have ever had. However, the offensive line should be stout and the defensive line is as good as it gets in college football.

Michigan football has to figure out the quarterback position

I have zero doubt that Michigan football will have a top-5 defense. The question mark is the offense and mostly the quarterback. Alex Orji is viewed by many as the potential starter. Jack Tuttle and Davis Warren are also in the mix.

But as long as the quarterbacks can avoid turnovers and the running game is similar to the past two seasons, Michigan football should win 9-10 games. The Wolverines would also be a playoff team. That's why these rankings make perfect sense.

If Alex Orji or Tuttle or whoever plays much better than expected, the ceiling could be higher. But the floor feels like 8-10 wins for Michigan football, which is why the top-10 ranking is justified.