NCAA Tournament March Madness

#2 Michigan

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Projected seed: 1 (automatic qualifier)

The projection makes sense because Michigan pairs dominant neutral-site wins over Gonzaga, Auburn and San Diego State with a string of resume-defining road victories at Purdue, Illinois, Iowa, Washington and Oregon that demonstrate it can win in hostile environments. Those signature wins and imposing home victories against Villanova and Nebraska offset a narrow neutral loss to Duke and a concerning home setback to Wisconsin, so the resume reads as consistently elite rather than fluky. An earlier road win at Michigan State already proved the team can beat top conference rivals away from its gym and the upcoming rematch at Michigan State is a clear chance to erase any lingering doubts and reinforce its standing near the top of the bracket.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Oakland165W121-78
11/11(N)Wake Forest76W85-84
11/14@TCU45W67-63
11/19MTSU175W86-61
11/24(N)San Diego St44W94-54
11/25(N)Auburn40W102-72
11/26(N)Gonzaga11W101-61
12/6Rutgers133W101-60
12/9Villanova32W89-61
12/13@Maryland134W101-83
12/21La Salle225W102-50
12/29McNeese St67W112-71
1/2USC69W96-66
1/6@Penn St137W74-72
1/10Wisconsin25L91-88
1/14@Washington52W82-72
1/17@Oregon100W81-71
1/20Indiana41W86-72
1/23Ohio St27W74-62
1/27Nebraska12W75-72
1/30@Michigan St10W83-71
2/5Penn St137W110-69
2/8@Ohio St27W82-61
2/11@Northwestern66W87-75
2/14UCLA34W86-56
2/17@Purdue7W91-80
2/21(N)Duke1L68-63
2/24Minnesota72W77-67
2/27@Illinois5W84-70
3/5@Iowa23W71-68
3/8Michigan St1082%