Michigan football schedule predictions according to the Football Power Index

The 2023 college football season is right around the corner for the Wolverines, who will kick off their new campaign against East Carolina on September 2nd. With the new slate a mere 16 days out, let’s take a look at how the ESPN Football Power Index projects Michigan football to finish when all is said and done this fall.

Michigan football schedule predictions via ESPN Football Power Index

The ESPN Football Power Index, a controversial yet respected algorithm that is used in many college football conversations on a national and local level, projects that Michigan football will finish 11-1 overall (8-1 Big Ten) during the 2023 college football season. Here are the Football Power Index’s game-by-game picks and the Wolverines’ preseason odds of victory.

• East Carolina — W (95.4%)
• UNLV — W (98%)
• Bowling Green — W (98.6%)
• Rutgers — W (95.5%)
• At Nebraska — W (84.5%)
• At Minnesota — W (75.8%)
• Indiana — W (94.5%)
• At Michigan State — W (74.8%)
• Purdue — W (91.3%)
• At Penn State — W (52%)
• At Maryland — W (80.1%)
• Ohio State — L (31.2%)

Other notable FPI stats

Here are a few other stats that you should know, according to the Football Power Index.

• Michigan football preseason FPI rank: No. 6
• Odds of winning out: 6.2%
• Odds for Michigan football to win the Big Ten East Division: 20.5%
• Odds to win the Big Ten Championship Game: 16.3%
• Odds for Michigan football to make the College Football Playoff: 25.5%
• Odds to make the National Championship Game: 11.2%
• Odds for Michigan football to win this season’s national title: 4.8%

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