Michigan (20-6, 12-3 Big Ten), had a bit of a setback this week, dropping its only game of the week to rival Michigan State, 75-62, at home. Not only was the defeat the first at Crisler Center in May's career, it also included just the second technical foul of May's career and his first in the maize and blue.

Michigan basketball had been steadily rising up the rankings over the course of the 2024-25 college basketball season with big wins over Wisconsin (which is aging quite well as time moves on) and Purdue.

Duke, Houston and Tennessee each moved up in the top five of this week's coaches poll. Auburn is No. 1, receiving 28 of 30 first-place votes, but the Blue Devils jumped Florida to take take No. 2 in this week's poll after their rout of Illinois on Saturday and garnered two first-place votes.

Each Monday, the Free Press looks at the Wolverines hoops program to assess how their résumé has changed and stacks up to the competition.

Here's the latest bracketology projects for Auburn basketball as it heads into the closing stretch of its regular season.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Michigan Wolverines on Monday