NCAA Tournament March Madness

#3 Michigan

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Projected seed: 1 (automatic qualifier)

Michigan projects as a top seed because its résumé is anchored by statement neutral-site wins over Gonzaga, Auburn, and San Diego State and by key road victories at Purdue, Illinois, and Michigan State that show it can win away from home. Those signature wins are balanced by convincing home performances against marquee league opponents such as Villanova and Ohio State, while the neutral-site loss to Duke and the home setbacks to Wisconsin and Purdue are the only clear blemishes keeping the résumé from being unassailable. If Michigan preserves its road poise and posts another neutral-site statement while avoiding further home slips the committee’s confidence in that top placement will only grow.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Oakland169W121-78
11/11(N)Wake Forest74W85-84
11/14@TCU43W67-63
11/19MTSU178W86-61
11/24(N)San Diego St48W94-54
11/25(N)Auburn38W102-72
11/26(N)Gonzaga10W101-61
12/6Rutgers124W101-60
12/9Villanova33W89-61
12/13@Maryland120W101-83
12/21La Salle233W102-50
12/29McNeese St68W112-71
1/2USC80W96-66
1/6@Penn St138W74-72
1/10Wisconsin22L91-88
1/14@Washington53W82-72
1/17@Oregon99W81-71
1/20Indiana46W86-72
1/23Ohio St26W74-62
1/27Nebraska14W75-72
1/30@Michigan St9W83-71
2/5Penn St138W110-69
2/8@Ohio St26W82-61
2/11@Northwestern57W87-75
2/14UCLA27W86-56
2/17@Purdue8W91-80
2/21(N)Duke1L68-63
2/24Minnesota77W77-67
2/27@Illinois7W84-70
3/5@Iowa25W71-68
3/8Michigan St9W90-80
3/13(N)Ohio St26W71-67
3/14(N)Wisconsin22W68-65
3/15(N)Purdue8L80-72