Michigan forcing its way into national title conversation
Watch out, Gonzaga and Baylor. The Wolverines can win it all too, as they proved with a decisive win over Iowa.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
17-1, 1st in Big Ten
- 11/25W 96-82
- 11/29W 81-71
- 12/2W 84-65
- 12/6W 80-58
- 12/9W 91-71
- 12/13W 62-58
- 12/25W 80-69
- 12/31W 84-73
- 1/319W 85-66
- 1/616W 82-57
- 1/9PPD
- 1/129W 77-54
- 1/1623L 75-57
- 1/19W 87-63
- 1/22W 70-53
- 1/30PPD
- 2/3PPD
- 2/116PPD
- 2/1421W 67-59
- 2/18W 71-64
- 2/214W 92-87
- 2/259W 79-57
- 2/27h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/25h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/4
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - TBD
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Dickie V sings Michigan's fight song after Livers dunks ball (0:40)
Michigan's Livers drains a 3 with a hand in his face (0:27)
3 Michigan recruits highlight McDonald's roster
The roster for the McDonald's All American boys' team has a decided Michigan feel, as Wolverines' recruits Caleb Houstan, Moussa Diabate and Kobe Bufkin made the cut.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Big Ten teams heating up, Virginia falling
Gonzaga and Baylor are still Nos. 1 and 2 by a wide margin, but did the weekend's Big Ten results upset the top-5 balance of power?
No. 3 U-M wins 'boxing match' vs. No. 4 Ohio St.
Hunter Dickinson had 22 points and nine rebounds and Eli Brooks scored 17 as No. 3 Michigan held off a late flurry to beat No. 4 Ohio State 92-87 Sunday.
Dickinson's 22 lifts No. 3 Michigan over No. 4 Ohio St 92-87
— Hunter Dickinson had 22 points and nine rebounds and Eli Brooks scored 17 as No. 3 Michigan held off a late flurry to beat No. 4 Ohio State 92-87 Sunday.
Ohio State's miscue leads to huge Livers and-1 (0:33)
Washington, Dickinson exchange highlight reel plays (0:36)
Brooks gives Michigan the halftime lead at the buzzer (0:28)
Michigan runs pick-and-roll to perfection to set up Dickinson's dunk (0:27)
Wagner rewards Dickinson with a pair of dunks (0:33)
Big Ten places 3 in top 5; Zags, Baylor still reign
Gonzaga and Baylor remain atop the Top 25 poll, but are followed by a trio of Big Ten teams. And after a one-week hiatus, Kansas is once again ranked.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Michigan is back, and a rough week for the SEC
Is Michigan college basketball's top threat to the Gonzaga-Baylor axis?
Michigan wins in first game since 3-week hiatus
No. 3 Michigan returned from a three-week COVID-19 layoff and rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 21 Wisconsin on Sunday.
Back from layoff, No. 3 Michigan tops No. 21 Wisconsin 67-59
— Isaiah Livers scored 20 points and Hunter Dickinson had a double-double as No. 3 Michigan returned from a three-week layoff and rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 21 Wisconsin 67-59 on Sunday.
Michigan comes up huge in crunch time to take down Wisconsin (0:46)
Trice, Dickinson exchange floaters in first half (0:26)
College Basketball Power Rankings: Ohio State, Illinois climb while Villanova and Iowa tumble
Ohio State and Illinois vault into the top five while carnage hits this week's Power Rankings.
Michigan extends pause; Illinois game postponed
Michigan men's basketball is extending their two-week pause after postponing Thursday's game against Illinois.
Michigan's Dickinson added to Wooden watch list
Michigan's Hunter Dickinson, Pittsburgh's Justin Champagnie and Houston's Quentin Grimes have been added to the Wooden Award watch list.
Sooners soar to No. 9 after 3 top-10 wins in row
Gonzaga and Baylor remain perched atop the AP Top 25 poll, while Oklahoma vaulted from No. 24 to No. 9 after three straight wins against top-10 teams.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Oklahoma, Illinois use big wins to vault into top 12
Oklahoma beat Texas in a thriller and defeated a red-hot Alabama team to rocket up the Power Rankings.
Michigan moves up to No. 4 amid 2-week pause
Gonzaga, Baylor and Villanova hold steady atop the AP Top 25 poll, but Michigan, which is currently on pause for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns, has moved up to No. 4.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Florida State, Alabama on the rise
Houston, Alabama, Virginia and Florida State are climbing the rankings, but Gonzaga and Baylor are still in another echelon.
2020-21 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 12-1 | - | 17-1 |
| Illinois | 13-4 | 1 | 17-6 |
| Ohio State | 12-6 | 2.5 | 18-6 |
| Iowa | 11-6 | 3 | 17-7 |
| Purdue | 10-6 | 3.5 | 15-8 |
| Wisconsin | 10-7 | 4 | 16-8 |
| Rutgers | 9-9 | 5.5 | 13-9 |
| Maryland | 8-9 | 6 | 14-10 |
| Michigan State | 7-9 | 6.5 | 13-9 |
| Indiana | 7-9 | 6.5 | 12-11 |
| Minnesota | 6-11 | 8 | 13-11 |
| Penn State | 5-11 | 8.5 | 8-12 |
| Northwestern | 4-13 | 10 | 7-14 |
| Nebraska | 1-14 | 12 | 5-17 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
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Team Stats
Points Per Game79.242nd
Rebounds Per Game38.9Tied-51st
Assists Per Game16.827th
Points Allowed66.2
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 3 | 3 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Diabate | PF | Signed | 95 |
| Caleb Houstan | SF | Signed | 95 |
| Frankie Collins | PG | Signed | 86 |
| Kobe Bufkin | SG | Signed | 85 |
| Isaiah Barnes | SG | Signed | 81 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 8 |
| Tournament Record | 61-28 |
| Championship Seasons | 1989 |
| Tournament Appearances | 29 |