Michigan Has A Tough Upcoming Schedule Based On AP Rankings

Take a look at this:

Most preseason @AP_Top25 teams on schedule:

6-Colorado, Stanford, UCLA
5-Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida St, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Oregon St, Purdue, Wash St

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 23, 2021

That includes No. 4 Ohio State, No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 17 Indiana, No. 19 Penn State and No. 20 Washington.

The 10 hardest 2021 schedules, per SP+ SOS ratings:
1. Arkansas
2. Nebraska
3. Auburn
4. Georgia Tech
5. Purdue
6. Michigan
7. Indiana
8. LSU
9. Colorado
10. Penn State

An avg top-5 team would produce a win% of 0.782 (~9.3 wins) vs. Arkansas' schedule.

— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) August 24, 2021