Michigan basketball completed two of three potential series season sweeps in the first week of February.
The Wolverines hammered Penn State, 110-69, to open the week, then went on the road and blitzed rival Ohio State, 82-61, on Sunday. As a result, U-M is back on top in a number of the key advanced metrics − from Net Rankings and KenPom to BartTorvik and EvanMiya.
U-M (22-1, 12-1 Big Ten) is off to its best start through 23 games in program history, in first place in the Big Ten and firmly projected as a 1-seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. But will it be the overall 1-seed? Not if Arizona stays unbeaten, however, should the Wildcats lose (they play Monday night at projected top NBA draft pick Darryn Peterson and Kansas), U-M then could have the inside track.
Even if U-M stays put as the second-best 1-seed, it should still be given its desired path through the Midwest Region, with Chicago hosting the regional semifinals and final.
Here’s the scoop on U-M’s bracketology projections five weeks from Selection Sunday.
Michigan basketball schedule this week
Michigan basketball bracketology for NCAA Tournament
Michigan basketball NET rankings: No. 1 (Last week: No. 1)
All stats entering Monday.
KenPom rankings: No. 1 (Last week: No. 1)
All rankings entering Monday.
Michigan basketball bracketology projections
Michigan basketball scores last week
How NCAA tournament committee selects at-large teams
Tony Garcia is the Wolverines beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at apgarcia@freepress.com and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.
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