This week, ESPN's Joe Lunardi revealed his too-early 2025-26 bracket, therefore setting expectations for each team entering the upcoming season. Unsurprisingly, the Wolverines are one of his highest-seeded teams and his second-highest rated team in the Big Ten.

Michigan men's basketball likely hasn't finalized its roster for the 2025-26 season, but the Wolverines have done a nice job of filling some voids. Dusty May's squad lost Danny Wolf, Vlad Goldin, Rubin Jones,

Michigan State opened last season unranked before winning the Big Ten regular-season title and reaching the Elite Eight while finishing 30-7 in coach Tom Izzo’s 30th season. The Spartans will look a lot different next season after losing seven scholarship players.