The undefeated Michigan Wolverines this week regarded — dare I say it! — fallible for the primary time in additional than a month. If solely briefly. Of their first convention street sport of the 2025-26 season, U of M trailed by as many as 9 factors within the second half to Maryland in Faculty Park. That preceded a basic Wolverines barrage of buckets down the stretch in an eventual 101-83 Michigan win.
And it was sufficient to maintain Michigan, which briefly regarded as if its three-week streak at No. 1 within the Energy Rankings was in actual peril, atop the standings yet one more week.
The hole between Michigan and No. 2 this week is as shut because it has been since taking on the No. 1 spot final month, although. That is as a result of Arizona (10-0) added to its already-stellar resume this week with one other Quad 1 win — this time over Alabama in a quasi street sport. The 96-75 win provides the Wildcats an ideal 4-0 report vs. Quad 1 opponents they usually now personal 5 wins over ranked opponents.
You may make a case for Michigan or Arizona at No. 1 and I would not push again an excessive amount of, to be clear. However I am siding with Michigan right here as a result of it has not carried out sufficient to lose its spot on the high. Nonetheless, the hole is closing between it and the brand new No. 2. We might see some adjustments within the close to future if issues proceed to development the identical approach in Tucson.
Let’s get to the rankings.
Week 1: Purdue | Week 2: Arizona | Week 3: Michigan | Week 4: Michigan | Week 5: Michigan
Faculty Basketball Energy Rankings
