Michigan basketball back into USA TODAY Coaches Poll after win vs. USC

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Dec 7, 2024; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan Wolverines center Vladislav Goldin (50) reacts in the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Crisler Center. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

At 11-3 on the season, Michigan basketball is ranked No. 13 in KenPom, and is the second-best Big Ten team in the nation. Yet, in the eyes of the coaches across college basketball, at times, the Wolverines have been lagging behind, outside of the top 25.

Sure, Dusty May’s outfit at times plays down to its competition and often squanders big leads. But the Wolverines have shot lights out, are a gritty team, and many have surmised could be a team poised to make an NCAA Tournament run when the time comes.

The coaches recognized this, finally, and Michigan basketball ended up being ranked in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, at No. 24, with a Tuesday game at NO. 21 UCLA up next. It has a loss to No. 16 Oklahoma and two more to unranked Wake Forest and Arkansas, but is undefeated in Big Ten play thus far.

Here are the full rankings:

Ranking

Team

Record

Points

Change

1

Tennessee

14-0

765 (21)

–

2

Auburn

13-1

749 (10)

–

3

Iowa State

12-1

711

–

4

Duke

12-2

670

–

5

Alabama

12-2

651

+1

6

Marquette

13-2

581

+2

7

Kentucky

12-2

560

+4

8

Florida

13-1

529

-3

9

Texas A&M

12-2

488

+3

10

UConn

12-3

461

+3

11

Houston

10-3

454

+3

12

Kansas

10-3

438

-5

13

Mississippi State

13-1

372

+3

14

Michigan State

12-2

350

+1

15

Illinois

11-3

300

+5

16

Oklahoma

13-1

287

-6

17

Oregon

13-2

284

-8

18

Gonzaga

12-4

246

+1

19

Purdue

11-4

228

+3

20

Memphis

12-3

192

+5

21

UCLA

11-3

147

-3

22

Ole Miss

12-2

119

+1

23

West Virginia

11-2

110

+14

24

Michigan

11-3

98

+5

25

Utah State

14-1

73

+5

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