Michigan down to No. 7 in AP Poll, set for top-10 home tilt with MSU

After last Tuesday’s upset at Penn State, Michigan basketball risked falling out of the top-10 for the first time since Nov. 12. The Wolverines (23-3) salvaged this with a double-digit victory over then No. 24 Maryland Saturday.

Michigan was only docked one place in the rankings, checking in at No. 7 in the today’s AP Top-25 Poll.

Michigan State climbed to No. 10, ensuring an in-state top-10 tilt Sunday at Crisler Center (3:45 p.m. ET, CBS). Both teams are tied atop the conference standings at 12-3.

Duke retook the top spot after previously No. 1 Tennessee fell by 17 points at Kentucky. Gonzaga, Virginia, the Wildcats and the Volunteers round out the top-five.

The Big Ten as a whole has four other teams ranked: No. 15 Purdue, No. 21 Iowa, No. 22 Wisconsin and No. 24 Maryland.

Before this weekend’s fight for the state and first-place in the conference, Michigan travels to Minnesota Thursday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Here is the complete AP Top 25:

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