Michigan basketball has likely already locked up a No. 1 seed for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. But can it take the No. 1 overall seed?
The Wolverines have already won the Big Ten regular-season title and are one win away from locking up the Big Ten Tournament title, with the final against Purdue taking place on Sunday, March 15, at United Center in Chicago. After that comes the NCAA Tournament selection show, where the question of Michigan’s overall seeding will be answered.
We won’t know for sure until the selection is revealed, but bracket experts are keeping their Michigan predictions steady from the week before, with the Wolverines almost unanimously projected as a No. 1 seed (but not the overall No. 1 seed) and heading to Buffalo to top the Midwest region.
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Likely keeping the Wolverines from a top seed are the Duke Blue Devils, ranked No. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and holding the head-to-head win over the Wolverines in their battle in Washington from Feb. 21.
Here is what the experts say before we learn how it all shakes out.
Michigan basketball bracketology for NCAA tournament
Michigan basketball NET rankings: No. 2 (Last week: No. 2)
NET rankings entering Saturday.
KenPom rankings: No. 2 (Last week: No. 2)
All rankings through Saturday’s games.
Michigan basketball bracketology projections
Michigan basketball scores last week
How NCAA tournament committee selects at-large teams
Wolverines beat writer Tony Garcia contributed to this report.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Where Michigan basketball stands in March Madness bracket predictions
Reporting by Christian Romo, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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