Michigan moves one spot up to No. 6 in the AP Poll

After sweeping Rutgers and Wisconsin last week, Michigan climbed to No. 6 in this week’s AP Poll.

The Wolverines exacted revenge for their first loss of the year by topping the previously nineteenth-ranked Badgers Saturday by a score of 61-52.

Michigan State got punished for its loss at lowly Illinois Tuesday, and tumbled to No. 11. Wisconsin dropped only one spot to No. 20.

John Beilein and company trail a top-five comprised of (from one to five): Tennessee, Duke, Gonzaga, Virginia and Kentucky.

This week, the Wolverines travel to Penn State Tuesday and return to Crisler Center Saturday for a tilt with No. 24 Maryland.

Here is the complete AP Top 25:

1. Tennessee
2. Duke
3. Gonzaga
4. Virginia
5. Kentucky
6. Michigan
7. Nevada
8. North Carolina
9. Houston
10. Marquette
11. Michigan State
12. Purdue
13. Villanova
14. Kansas
15. Texas Tech
16. Louisville
17. Florida State
18. Kansas State
19. LSU
20. Wisconsin
21. Iowa
22. Virginia Tech
23. Iowa State
24. Maryland
25. Buffalo