Preseason MBB AP Poll: Michigan #25

Submitted by RyGuy on November 9th, 2020 at 1:13 PM

1- Gonzaga West Coast

2- Baylor Big 12

3- Villanova Big East

4- Virginia ACC

5- Iowa Big Ten

6- Kansas Big 12

7- Wisconsin Big Ten

8- Illinois Big Ten

9- Duke ACC

10- Kentucky SEC

11- Creighton Big East

12- Tennessee SEC

13- Michigan State Big Ten

14- Texas Tech Big 12

15- West Virginia Big 12

16- North Carolina ACC

17- Houston American Athletic Conference (AAC)

18- Arizona State Pac-12

19- Texas Big 12

20- Oregon Pac-12

21- Florida Stat e ACC

22- UCLA Pac-12

23- Ohio State Big Ten

24- Rutgers Big Ten

25- Michigan Big Ten

 

Michigan starts the season ranked, barely. The B1G has 7 teams in the top 25 and 3 teams in the top 10.

 

Another fun MBB note: Michigan has more NBA draft picks than any other B1G team over the past 10 years.

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UMmasotta

November 9th, 2020 at 1:45 PM ^

I think Iowa gets one or two starter-quality players back from injury as well. They should be elite offensively and have experienced depth, but defense remains a question mark. To crg's original comment - I'll believe Iowa at #5 when I see it, but I can definitely buy them as a top 12 or top 10 level team, with top 5 upside if they can manage defensively.

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B-Nut-GoBlue

November 9th, 2020 at 5:12 PM ^

Yes, pg Bohannon will be back.  Dude can shoot and should spread the floor and allow Wieskamp to look like everyone thought he would look last year (not as solid a year as anticipated).  Add to that the sophomore who last year as a freshman showed he can stroke (was forced into playing time due to injuries) and they're quite a formidable squad.

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UMich2016

November 9th, 2020 at 1:41 PM ^

The team this year is an unknown.  We have no idea how good Mike Smith or Hunter Dickinson will be.  If those two are both good, we will be a team with high upside.  

If they're just average, our upside is probably limited, even with 2 stars in Franz and Livers.

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Denarded

November 9th, 2020 at 1:42 PM ^

Other rankings of note to more analytical sites:

KENPOM

7. Wisconsin

10. Ohio State

12. Iowa

15. MSU

17. Michigan

18. Illinois

25. Purdue

26. Indiana

27. Rutgers

 

TORVIK

9. Wisconsin 

11. Michigan (!!!)

14. Ohio State

15. MSU

17. Illinois

26. Indiana

28. Iowa

32. Rutgers

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outsidethebox

November 9th, 2020 at 2:04 PM ^

I am not predicting it but I will also not be surprised if Michigan slowly marches into the top 10. If Livers and Wagner stay healthy and Smith, Brooks, Brown and Johns can elevate their games even a little that will be a dynamic core. I expect Davis to be better than most expect and there is going to be some solid contributions from the freshmen and others. 

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LabattsBleu

November 9th, 2020 at 2:50 PM ^

i'm expecting a big jump for Franz...

no issue with the ranking; they lost X and Teske who were big pieces of their pick and roll game.

Confident that the team will in the top 12-15 by the time the tournament comes around and should be able to secure a regional top 4 seed

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Blue Me

November 9th, 2020 at 6:16 PM ^

I saw a nascent image of a dribble drive offense last year which ought to take root this year,  

It seems that is the sort of offense top talent wants to play in so it ought to be a boon for recruiting. Juwan's offense got guys open looks both inside and outside and I'm excited to see how effective it will be with better talent.

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cbutter

November 9th, 2020 at 2:54 PM ^

I am excited to see what this team looks like this year now that it won't be 85% PnR with Simpson and Teske. Man that got frustrating against teams that knew how to defend it. 

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