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The Michigan Wolverines continued their hot streak with another week of victories and are risers in this week’s AP Top 25 poll. Michigan has moved up a slot to take over the No. 2 ranking in all of college basketball.
The Wolverines had a 22-point win over Iowa at home last week, who moved up to No. 5 in this week’s poll after a win over Ohio State. Michigan would follow that up with a 16-point victory over Indiana on the road on Saturday. The door was opened for a move up to the No. 2 spot in the country after Baylor’s loss to Kansas on Saturday night.
Michigan also received four first-place votes, chipping in at Gonzaga’s stranglehold on the No. 1 ranking.
The updated rankings set up a top-four showdown in Ann Arbor on Tuesday night with Illinois moving into the No. 4 spot. The Illini are still mathematically alive for a Big Ten championship, but Michigan needs a single victory in one of the last three games of the year to clinch the title based on winning percentage.
Here is the full poll for 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 |
Tuesday’s game between Michigan and Illinois from Crisler Center in Ann Arbor is set for a 7 p.m. tipoff and will be televised via ESPN. The Wolverines close out the season with a home-and-home series with Michigan State on March 4 and March 7, respectively.