Michigan, Big Ten and Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
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The University of Michigan men's basketball team is ranked No. 3 and set to take on Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday, March 14 — the only team to beat them in conference play in 2025-26.
"I could easily try to get myself going and force some shots up, but there's no need," Michigan basketball star Yaxel Lendeborg said Friday.
Michigan basketball is neck-and-neck with unbeaten Arizona for the top overall seed in bracketology projections for the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
With Michigan basketball's first regular-season sweep of MSU in more than a decade, these two top-10 matchups show the rivalry is reaching an apex.
From a talented roster with elite size, to buy-in on both ends of the court and a vision for 2025-26, here are reasons Michigan basketball dominated.
SportsLine's model has revealed its Michigan State vs. Michigan best bets for the top-10 showdown on CBS and Paramount+