Michigan is headed to the NCAA Tournament as a top-15 team nationally. The Wolverines checked in at No. 14 in Monday’s AP Top 25 men’s basketball Poll, the last one before the start of the Big Dance.

Michigan jumped eight spots and Michigan State dipped one position in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll before the start of the NCAA Tournament this week. The Wolverines moved up to No. 14 after winning the Big Ten Tournament, with wins over Purdue, Maryland and Wisconsin on the way to their fourth conference tournament title.

The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team makes its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022 on Thursday when it takes on the UC San Diego Tritons in a first-round matchup in the South region.

Scott Pianowski reveals four double-digit seeds in position to pull off an upset in Round 1 of the NCAA men's tournament.

NCAA Tournament field has been announced, which means college basketball fans near and far will spend the next few days until brackets lock on Thursday putting in as much research as possible for their picks.

March Madness will tip off this week with plenty of local representation. Among the teams to follow are Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Baylor. Each of these teams enters the NCAA Tournament with experience battling on the sport’s biggest stages.

The final college basketball game before the NCAA Tournament bracket unveiled up to the hype. No. 3 seed Michigan defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin 59-53 to capture the Big Ten Tournament Championship on Sunday.