Franz Wagner led a balanced scoring effort for No. 4 Michigan with 18 points, and the Wolverines opened Big Ten play with a 103-91 victory over Iowa on Friday night, overcoming 44 points by Luka Garza.
ESPN.com's college hoops experts make their picks for this weekend, which includes an intriguing UNC-Virginia matchup.
Kentucky and Michigan will play three games against each other over the next three years, starting in London in December 2020, the schools announced Thursday.
In the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, new No. 1 Louisville routed upstart Michigan, while Duke handed Michigan State its third loss.
Jordan Nwora had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and top-ranked Louisville held No. 4 Michigan to a season-low 26% shooting mark for a 58-43 victory Tuesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in its first game since returning to No. 1.
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast by discussing their Feast Week All-Americans and teams that impressed during the last few days, Indiana's weak schedule and why Michigan isn't No. 1. Next, SportsCenter anchor Sage Steele joins the pod (17:42) ahead of Stuart Scott Day to talk about what Scott meant to her and ESPN, Scott doing P90X while undergoing chemotherapy and how he was always himself despite the naysayers. Later, the guys preview the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (29:31), looking ahead to Purdue-Virginia, Michigan State-Duke, Michigan-Louisville, Ohio State-North Carolina and Maryland-Notre Dame.
Louisville is the latest team to climb to No. 1 in the Associated Press men's college basketball poll, and Michigan has matched a record by debuting at No. 4.
Preseason expectations have been skewed a month into the season, as a number of new teams hit the No. 1 seed line.
The unbeaten Cardinals are the new No. 1 and have a challenging week ahead, including a date with No. 2 Michigan.
Michigan got hot at the right time, thanks to more than its 3-point shooting. Plus, defense will continue to be a major key for Virginia.
With two top-10 upsets and the Battle 4 Atlantis trophy, unranked and undefeated Michigan is "on the map now," coach Juwan Howard says.
Isaiah Livers scored 21 points and Michigan again overwhelmed a highly ranked opponent with its flowing offense to beat No. 8 Gonzaga 82-64 on Friday in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Eli Brooks matched his career high with 24 points and Michigan ran off 19 unanswered points in the second half to score a big upset, beating sixth-ranked North Carolina 73-64 on Thursday to reach the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 9-0 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-3 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-3 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-3 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-4 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-5 |
| Indiana | 0-1 | 1 | 8-1 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-2 |
| Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 6-3 |
| Iowa | 0-1 | 1 | 6-3 |
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 4 | 5 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Todd | PF | Committed | 95 |
| Zeb Jackson | SG | Signed | 83 |
| Final Fours | 7 |
| Tournament Record | 54-26 |
| Championship Seasons | 1989 |
| Tournament Appearances | 27 |
