The Michigan Wolverines stared the season in the top 10, but will end it far from that. The year was disappointing by those standards, but still one that Brady Hoke's squad finishing the regular season in the Top 25, including in SB Nation's BlogPoll. In that poll, Michigan clocks in at No. 23, a few notches below where they are in the AP and coaches polls.

The Wolverines dropped one slot in the off week, which saw teams like Louisville, Boise St., Utah St. and Northern Illinois jump in the rankings. Amongst Big Ten teams, the Wolverines are second behind only the Ohio St. Buckeyes and one spot ahead of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, who managed to cling to the rankings despite being demolished by the Wisconsin Badgers in the conference title game.

Michigan can ascend in the final rankings with a marquee win over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day. For now, here's the BlogPoll Top 25.

Results for Week 14

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (42)	24.59	0.88	--
2	Alabama Crimson Tide (11)	23.89	0.82	--
3	Oregon Ducks	21.43	1.88	--
4	Florida Gators (1)	21.20	1.95	1
5	Kansas St. Wildcats	20.00	1.50	2
6	Georgia Bulldogs	19.48	2.45	-2
7	Stanford Cardinal	18.38	2.27	1
8	Ohio St. Buckeyes (2)	18.05	7.51	-2
9	LSU Tigers	17.05	2.14	--
10	Texas A&M Aggies	16.88	2.90	--
11	South Carolina Gamecocks	14.71	1.82	--
12	Oklahoma Sooners	14.36	2.43	--
13	Florida St. Seminoles	13.43	2.14	--
14	Clemson Tigers	11.82	1.39	1
15	Oregon St. Beavers	9.82	3.19	1
16	Northern Illinois Huskies	9.68	3.48	3
17	UCLA Bruins	7.02	2.95	--
18	Utah State Aggies	6.66	3.10	2
19	Boise St. Broncos	5.09	4.26	4
20	Louisville Cardinals	4.84	3.31	7
21	Northwestern Wildcats	4.25	3.42	--
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4.00	3.82	-8
23	Michigan Wolverines	3.70	3.07	-1
24	San Jose St. Spartans	3.61	3.11	2
25	Kent St. Golden Flashes	2.84	3.23	-7
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin Badgers | Texas Longhorns | Vanderbilt Commodores | Penn St. Nittany Lions | Baylor Bears | Fresno St. Bulldogs | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Ball St. Cardinals | Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Cincinnati Bearcats | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | San Diego St. Aztecs | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | Toledo Rockets | Arizona St. Sun Devils | TCU Horned Frogs | North Carolina Tar Heels | USC Trojans | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Arizona Wildcats | Central Florida Knights | West Virginia Mountaineers
Updated: Dec 4, 2012 9:30 AM EST

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