A new Associated Press poll is conducted every Monday afternoon, and Michigan still has two highly ranked teams. The men’s team is ranked number 3, while the women’s team is still ranked number 6.
The men’s team moved up four spots from last week, marking the first Top-5 ranking for the program since the Week 2 poll on November 15, 2021. It is the highest ranking for the program since it was ranked No. 2 in the Week 15 poll on March 1, 2021.
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Purdue and Arizona occupy the top two spots, with Duke (No. 4) and UConn (No. 5) rounding out the top five. Tom Izzo’s Michigan State Spartans (No. 7) are no slouches either after an impressive win against UNC.
This new ranking for the men’s team comes after a historic week, where Michigan defeated San Diego State, No. 21 Auburn and No. 12 Gonzaga by a combined 110 points to win the Players Era Festival. Michigan is also now the No. 1 team in KenPom after that impressive three-day stretch.
The men’s team has just one game this week, a home game on Saturday (4 p.m., BTN) against a Rutgers team that is ranked 118th in KenPom and projected to finish toward the bottom of the conference. It looks like a blast on paper, but it could also be a big moment of disappointment.
The women’s team is still ranked No. 6, still second in the Big Ten behind UCLA (No. 4). This comes after a quiet week for the Wolverines, with Michigan’s only game being a blowout win over Detroit Mercy, 102-53. The women’s team is ranked No. 5 in the NET rankings, meaning if the NCAA Tournament started today, they would be in second place.
The Wolverines have two home games this week to try to improve on their 6-1 record. Michigan hosts Central Michigan on Wednesday (7 p.m., B1G+) before hosting Purdue on Sunday (noon, BTN).