How do things look for Michigan this year in the Big Ten picture and College Football Playoff race?
Let's look at the full Michigan football schedule for the Wolverines' 2022 season.
Colorado State Rams 2021 record: 3-9 (2-6 Mountain West) All time series: Michigan leads, 1-0 Last meeting: Michigan won, 24-14 (1994)
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 2021 record: 6-7 (3-5 Mountain West) All time series: Michigan leads, 3-0 Last meeting: Michigan won, 63-3 (2016)
Connecticut Huskies 2021 record: 1-11 All time series: Michigan leads, 2-0 Last meeting: Michigan won, 24-21 (2013)
Maryland Terrapins 2021 record: 7-6 (3-6 Big Ten) All time series: Michigan leads, 9-1 Last meeting: Michigan won, 59-18 (2021)
Iowa Hawkeyes 2021 record: 10-4 (7-2 Big Ten) All time series: Michigan leads, 43-15-4 Last meeting: Michigan won, 42-3 (2021)* * Big Ten Championship Game
Indiana Hoosiers 2021 record: 2-10 (0-9 Big Ten) All time series: Michigan leads, 60-10 Last meeting: Michigan won, 29-7 (2021)
Penn State Nittany Lions 2021 record: 7-6 (4-5 Big Ten) All time series: Michigan leads, 15-10 Last meeting: Michigan won, 21-17 (2021)
Michigan State Spartans 2021 record: 11-2 (7-2 Big Ten) All time series: Michigan leads, 71-38-5 Last meeting: Michigan State won, 37-33 (2021)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2021 record: 5-8 (2-7 Big Ten) All time series: Michigan leads, 7-1 Last meeting: Michigan won, 20-13 (2021)
Nebraska Cornhuskers 2021 record: 3-9 (1-8 Big Ten) All time series: Michigan leads, 6-4-1 Last meeting: Michigan won, 32-29 (2021)
Illinois Fighting Illini 2021 record: 5-7 (4-5 Big Ten) All time series: Michigan leads, 71-23-2 Last meeting: Michigan won, 42-25 (2019)
Ohio State Buckeyes 2021 record: 11-2 (8-1 Big Ten) All time series: Michigan leads, 59-51-6 Last meeting: Michigan won, 42-27 (2021)
Dec. 31, 2022 Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31, 2022 Peach Bowl Jan. 9, 2023 National Championship
Ohio State won the first College Football Playoff national championship in the 2014-15 season.
Alabama has appeared in every CFP except one and has won three national titles.
Clemson is a two-time national champion and has appeared in three total championship games.
Here's a list of every national championship game and score in College Football Playoff history.
2014-15 CFB Playoff No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20
2015-16 CFB Playoff No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40
2016-17 CFB Playoff No. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31
2017-18 CFB Playoff No. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia 23
2018-19 CFB Playoff No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16
2019-20 CFB Playoff No. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25
2020-21 CFB Playoff No. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24
2021-22 CFB Playoff No. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18
This is the ninth year that college football has a playoff system, which replaced the former Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ahead of the 2014 season.