Putting things into perspective, take a look at these stats about Michigan ranking in the CFB Playoffs before and after Jim Harbaugh:
Since Jim Harbaugh got to Michigan, there have been 24 weeks of College Football Playoff rankings.
-Michigan has been ranked in 19 of 24 weeks.
-Michigan has been top 15 in 18 of 24 weeks.
-Michigan has been top 10 in 13 of 24 weeks.
-Michigan has been top 5 in 9 of 24 weeks.— Derick Hutchinson (@Derick_Hutch) November 5, 2019
Michigan's weekly CFP ranking since 2015:
2015:
Week 10: 17
Week 11: 14
Week 12: 12
Week 13: 10
Week 14: 15
Week 15: 142016:
W10: 3
W11: 3
W12: 3
W13: 3
W14: 5
W15: 62017:
W10: NR
W11: NR
W12: 24
W13: NR
W14: NR
W15: NR2018:
W10: 5
W11: 4
W12: 4
W13: 4
W14: 7
W15: 7— Derick Hutchinson (@Derick_Hutch) November 5, 2019