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The Michigan Wolverines are off to a 2-0 start this season, but a closer-than-expected result against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies on Sunday evening in Ann Arbor seems to have hurt them a bit this week in the AP top-25 poll.
Michigan slid outside of the poll this week despite starting the season as the 25th-ranked team in the country and wins over Bowling Green (96-82) and Oakland (81-71). They had the most votes of any team outside of the ranking, which has them now as the No. 26 team in college hoops.
The Big Ten as a whole has six teams in the top 25 with three of them in the top five (No. 3 Iowa, No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 5 Illinois) and four of them in the top eight (No. 8 Michigan State). Ohio State and Rutgers check in at No. 23 and No. 24, respectively.
Here’s a look at the full rankings this week:
AP Top 25 — College Basketball 2020-21
| Rank | School | Conference | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | Conference | Previous |
| 1 | Gonzaga | WCC | 1 |
| 2 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3 |
| 3 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4 |
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2 |
| 5 | Iowa | Big Ten | 9 |
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 8 |
| 7 | Houston | AAC | 9 |
| 8 | Arkansas | SEC | 12 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7 |
| 10 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6 |
| 11 | Kansas | Big 12 | 13 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 17 |
| 13 | Texas | Big 12 | 15 |
| 14 | Villanova | Big East | 10 |
| 15 | Florida State | ACC | 11 |
| 16 | Virginia | ACC | 21 |
| 17 | Creighton | Big East | 14 |
| 18 | Loyola Chicago | Missouri Valley | 20 |
| 19 | San Diego State | MWC | 19 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 18 |
| 20 | Purdue | Big Ten | 23 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 22 |
| 23 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 24 |
| 24 | USC | Pac-12 | NR |
| 25 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 16 |
Up next for Michigan this week is a pair of home games with Ball State coming to town on Wednesday and UCF on Sunday.