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College football AP Top 25: Week 8 winners and losers

By Connor Muldowney

BATON ROUGE, LA - OCTOBER 13: Ahkil Crumpton #25 of the Georgia Bulldogs is consoled by coaches after a game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU Tigers won 36-16. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA - OCTOBER 13: Ahkil Crumpton #25 of the Georgia Bulldogs is consoled by coaches after a game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU Tigers won 36-16. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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ANN ARBOR, MI – OCTOBER 13: Shea Patterson #2 of the Michigan Wolverines reacts to a a Karan Higdon #22 first half touchdown while playing the Wisconsin Badgers on October 13, 2018 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI – OCTOBER 13: Shea Patterson #2 of the Michigan Wolverines reacts to a a Karan Higdon #22 first half touchdown while playing the Wisconsin Badgers on October 13, 2018 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

Winner: Michigan Wolverines (No. 12 up to No. 6)

Is Michigan back? It’s hard to believe this is a serious question being asked after watching how the season started for the Wolverines. They fell at the hands of Notre Dame and it wasn’t pretty despite the close final score.

Jim Harbaugh gets a lot of criticism for not being able to beat top-ranked teams on the road, but that was put on hold Saturday as his Wolverines took down No. 15 Wisconsin at home.

Sure, the road woes have continued for Harbaugh and the Wolverines, but who cares about that when you’re dominating just about everyone at home — Wisconsin included. The Badgers didn’t have much of a chance against a red-hot Michigan team in Ann Arbor, losing 38-13 behind a strong second half from the Wolverines’ run game.

Karan Higdon continues to fly under the radar as one of the nation’s most underrated backs and Shea Patterson had a strong game on the ground but didn’t get much going through the air with just over 120 yards.

People are already jumping on the Michigan playoff bandwagon, but is this an extreme overreaction?

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