Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Wolverines

27-2 - 1st in Big Ten
Boys' basketball recruiting: College comps for 2026, 2027, 2028 five-stars Boys' basketball recruiting: College comps for 2026, 2027, 2028 five-stars

New names, familiar college comparisons and the latest recruiting buzz for Tyran Stokes, more 2026 five-stars.

AP men's college basketball Top 25 poll breakdown AP men's college basketball Top 25 poll breakdown

Duke, Arizona and Michigan hold serve at the top as UConn rejoins the top four in the first week of Champ Week.

Duke extends record 149th No. 1 ranking in AP Top 25 Duke extends record 149th No. 1 ranking in AP Top 25

For the second straight week, Duke takes the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press men's college basketball poll, extending its record with 149 appearances in the top spot.

Joe Lunardi's men's Bracketology March Madness watch guide Joe Lunardi's men's Bracketology March Madness watch guide

How the weekend moved the field, and how Monday will continue to do so across the projected seed lines.

Men's Bubble Watch: Tracking which teams will make (or miss) the NCAA tournament Men's Bubble Watch: Tracking which teams will make (or miss) the NCAA tournament

The Buckeyes upset Purdue for a much-needed Quadrant 1-A win -- and a bump up to "should be in" territory.

Picks, predictions for all 31 men's Champ Week tournaments Picks, predictions for all 31 men's Champ Week tournaments

ESPN agreed unanimously on 21 of 31 Champ Week winners. The Big 12 wasn't among them.

Michigan loses L.J. Cason for rest of season with torn ACL Michigan loses L.J. Cason for rest of season with torn ACL

Michigan's L.J. Cason, who had emerged as one of the premier backup guards in college basketball this season, suffered a torn right ACL and will miss the rest of the season.

Michigan point guard LJ Cason suffered a torn ACL in Friday night's win over Illinois and will miss the rest of the season, per the school. Cason was averaging 8.4 points off the bench for the Wolverines. Michigan point guard LJ Cason suffered a torn ACL in Friday night's win over Illinois and will miss the rest of the season, per the school. Cason was averaging 8.4 points off the bench for the Wolverines.

Behind Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan clinches outright Big Ten crown Behind Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan clinches outright Big Ten crown

No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 on Friday night and clinched the Big Ten regular-season title.

No. 3 Michigan claims Big Ten regular-season title with an 84-70 win over No. 10 Illinois No. 3 Michigan claims Big Ten regular-season title with an 84-70 win over No. 10 Illinois

— Morez Johnson Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds against his former team as No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 on Friday night and clinched the Big Ten regular-season title.

Big Ten Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
Michigan 89.0 - 2 27
Nebraska 78.6 2 4 25
Michigan State 78.3 3 5 24
Illinois 84.6 5 7 22
Purdue 82.3 5 7 22
Wisconsin 83.0 7 9 20
UCLA 77.8 8 10 19
Iowa 75.7 7 9 20
Ohio State 79.6 9 11 18
Indiana 78.8 10 12 17
USC 79.2 9 11 18
Minnesota 71.0 13 15 14
Washington 76.2 13 15 14
Northwestern 73.7 14 16 13
Rutgers 70.2 15 17 12
Oregon 71.3 16 18 11
Maryland 70.7 16 18 11
Penn State 74.8 15 17 12
Full Standings

2021 Team Leaders

Offense

  • Points Per Game

    Yaxel Lendeborg
  • Assists Per Game

    Elliot Cadeau
  • Field Goal Percentage

    Morez Johnson Jr.

Defense

  • Rebounds Per Game

    Morez Johnson Jr.
  • Steals Per Game

    Yaxel Lendeborg
  • Blocks Per Game

    Aday Mara