NCAA Tournament March Madness

#1 Michigan

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Projected seed: 1 (automatic qualifier)

Michigan projects as a top seed because its résumé is built on eye-catching wins both on neutral courts and in hostile environments that prove it can handle every challenge. The Wolverines delivered dominant neutral-site victories over Gonzaga, Auburn and San Diego State and backed that up with important road wins at Michigan State, Oregon, Washington and Ohio State, which removes any doubt about their ability to win away from Ann Arbor. The blemish of a home loss to Wisconsin serves as a reminder that they are not invincible and a couple of tight games on the road suggest there is room to tighten late-game execution. With a crucial trip to Purdue and marquee matchups against Duke, Illinois and Iowa still on the slate plus a rematch with Michigan State, Michigan has several clear opportunities to lock in seeding and silence remaining questions.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Oakland137W121-78
11/11(N)Wake Forest72W85-84
11/14@TCU51W67-63
11/19MTSU181W86-61
11/24(N)San Diego St42W94-54
11/25(N)Auburn31W102-72
11/26(N)Gonzaga10W101-61
12/6Rutgers161W101-60
12/9Villanova26W89-61
12/13@Maryland127W101-83
12/21La Salle239W102-50
12/29McNeese St64W112-71
1/2USC50W96-66
1/6@Penn St125W74-72
1/10Wisconsin29L91-88
1/14@Washington47W82-72
1/17@Oregon100W81-71
1/20Indiana35W86-72
1/23Ohio St40W74-62
1/27Nebraska11W75-72
1/30@Michigan St13W83-71
2/5Penn St125W110-69
2/8@Ohio St40W82-61
2/11@Northwestern70W87-75
2/14UCLA41W86-56
2/17@Purdue857%
2/21(N)Duke357%
2/24Minnesota8098%
2/27@Illinois655%
3/5@Iowa2477%
3/8Michigan St1383%