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Michigan basketball closed out not the easiest part of its schedule, but a manageable one. And it’s about to get a lot tougher.
The Wolverines are set to embark on the hardest month of the season, and it starts on Tuesday with two top 10 teams on the docket. At least in the eyes of the coaches.
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The latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll came out on Monday, and Michigan basketball continues to be ranked No. 2. But on Tuesday, it will face No. 5 Nebraska and No. 8 Michigan State on Friday. The Wolverines have already beaten No. 6 Gonzaga (by 40), but still have games against No. 4 Duke, No. 10 Illinois, No. 12 Purdue, and No. 25 Iowa.
Here are the full rankings:
Full rankings
Rank
Team
Record
PTS
1st
Prev
Chg
Hi/Lo
1
Arizona
20-0
775
31
1
–
1/13
2
Michigan
18-1
723
0
2
–
1/7
3
UConn
19-1
716
0
3
–
3/7
4
Duke
18-1
686
0
5
1
3/6
5
Nebraska
20-0
634
0
7
2
5/NR
6
Gonzaga
21-1
590
0
8
2
6/20
7
Houston
17-2
530
0
6
1
2/8
8
Michigan State
18-2
526
0
10
2
8/21
9
Iowa State
18-2
524
0
9
–
2/18
10
Illinois
17-3
520
0
11
1
8/19
11
Texas Tech
16-4
485
0
12
1
11/20
12
Purdue
17-3
462
0
4
8
1/12
13
BYU
17-2
432
0
13
–
7/13
14
Kansas
15-5
292
0
19
5
14/NR
15
Vanderbilt
17-3
287
0
14
1
8/NR
16
Arkansas
15-5
261
0
20
4
14/23
17
Virginia
16-3
258
0
15
2
15/NR
18
North Carolina
16-4
233
0
24
6
12/25
19
Clemson
17-4
200
0
18
1
18/NR
20
Louisville
14-5
186
0
21
1
5/21
21
Florida
14-6
176
0
16
5
3/NR
22
Saint Louis
19-1
154
0
23
1
22/NR
23
Alabama
13-6
120
0
17
6
9/23
24
St. John’s
15-5
95
0
25
1
6/NR
25
Miami (OH)
20-0
47
0
NR
3
25/NR
25
Iowa
14-5
47
0
NR
1
19/NR
Schools Dropped Out
No. 22 Georgia;
Others Receiving Votes
Georgia 33; Tennessee 30; Texas A&M 19; Villanova 15; Saint Mary’s 9; SMU 4; Kentucky 3; Utah State 2; Liberty 1
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll keeps Michigan basketball at No. 2
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