The preseason "USA Today" college football coaches' poll shows Michigan in eighth place while Michigan State is ranked 13th. LSU edged defending national champion Alabama by four points for the top spot.  Alabama beat LSU in last year's BCS National Championship Game. The USC Trojans are ranked third while Oklahoma and Oregon round out the top five. Michigan will get tested right away to find out if the Wolverines can stay in the top ten with U-of-M facing Alabama in the season opener September First in Dallas.