The coaches recognized this, finally, and Michigan basketball ended up being ranked in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, at No. 24, with a Tuesday game at NO. 21 UCLA up next. It has a loss to No. 16 Oklahoma and two more to unranked Wake Forest and Arkansas, but is undefeated in Big Ten play thus far.

Michigan men's basketball reenters the Associated Press Top 25 poll at No. 24 following three consecutive wins for the Wolverines

Michigan State (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten) won both of its games last week to push its winning streak to seven games, downing Western Michigan, 80-62, at home to close out 2024 and Ohio State on Friday night in Columbus, 69-62. Michigan State is back home Thursday, facing Washington.

After starting their season with the best start in program history, the Michigan State women’s basketball hit some stumbling blocks with two straight losses to Alabama and Maryland. The Spartans bounced back last week with a win over Purdue, which led to them moving back up one spot in the AP poll on Monday up to No. 20.

After four straight weeks at No. 16, the Wildcats are on the move following wins over Mississippi State and Vanderbilt.

Hoops fans have already been treated to several great matchups and many spectacular individual performances thus far during the women's college basketball seaso