NCAA Tournament March Madness

#1 Michigan

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Projected seed: 1

Michigan's resume is anchored by emphatic neutral-site wins over Gonzaga, Auburn and San Diego State and road victories at TCU and Maryland, signaling the team can win on big stages and away from home; there are no damaging losses to undercut those signature results and the program has consistently closed out games at home against quality opponents like Villanova and Rutgers. The nonconference slate includes some games against low-major opponents that do little to boost strength of schedule, but that softening is more than offset by high-profile neutral triumphs and the steady accumulation of resume-building wins. What remains important are the looming conference road tests at Purdue, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan State, the marquee neutral clash with Duke and strong matchups against teams such as UCLA and USC, which are clear opportunities to reinforce the case. A selection committee will look at the balance of dominant neutral-site performances, clean absence of bad losses and the ability to pick up signature road victories before fully committing to an elite placement.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Oakland138W121-78
11/11(N)Wake Forest59W85-84
11/14@TCU56W67-63
11/19MTSU158W86-61
11/24(N)San Diego St52W94-54
11/25(N)Auburn37W102-72
11/26(N)Gonzaga4W101-61
12/6Rutgers159W101-60
12/9Villanova24W89-61
12/13@Maryland101W101-83
12/21La Salle263W102-50
12/29McNeese St6497%
1/2USC3893%
1/6@Penn St12897%
1/10Wisconsin4394%
1/14@Washington4786%
1/17@Oregon7491%
1/18@Oregon7491%
1/20Indiana3191%
1/23Ohio St3493%
1/27Nebraska2289%
1/30@Michigan St1367%
2/5Penn St12899%
2/8@Ohio St3481%
2/11@Northwestern5489%
2/14UCLA3292%
2/17@Purdue554%
2/21(N)Duke665%
2/24Minnesota10098%
2/27@Illinois959%
3/5@Iowa1873%
3/8Michigan St1384%