bow l ▁poll ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 2 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 1 9 . ▁The ▁AP ▁reported : ▁" The ▁nation ' s ▁sports ▁writers ▁gave ▁the ▁final ▁answer ▁T ues day ▁to ▁the ▁ra ging ▁controvers y ▁on ▁the ▁relative ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁and ▁Michigan ▁football ▁teams , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁Wol ver ines ▁over ▁the ▁Irish ▁by ▁almost ▁two ▁to ▁one — including ▁those ▁who ▁saw ▁both ▁power h ouses ▁perform ... ▁In ▁the ▁over - all ▁total , ▁ 2 2 6 ▁writers ▁in ▁ 4 8 ▁states ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁picked ▁Michigan , ▁ 1 1 9 ▁ball oted ▁for ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁draw . ▁Op in ion ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 4 ▁writers ▁who ▁saw ▁both ▁in ▁action ▁last ▁fall ▁coinc ided ▁at ▁almost ▁the ▁same ▁ratio , ▁with ▁ 3 3 ▁giving ▁the ▁nod ▁to ▁Michigan , ▁ 1 7 ▁to ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁and ▁four ▁voting ▁for ▁a ▁tie ." ▁The ▁ 3 5 7 ▁votes ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁post - bow l ▁poll ▁represented ▁" the ▁largest ▁ever ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁such ▁an ▁AP ▁voting ." ▁ ▁Comment ing ▁on ▁the ▁special ▁poll , ▁Michigan ▁coach ▁Fritz ▁Cris ler ▁said ▁" the ▁men ▁who ▁voted ▁couldn ' t ▁have ▁made ▁a ▁mistake ▁if ▁they ▁had ▁picked ▁either ▁team ." ▁ ▁He ▁described ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁coach ▁Frank ▁Le ah y ▁as ▁a ▁" super b ▁coach