The Michigan women’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for a seventh straight time, but will have to wait longer to find out its opponent. The at-large Wolverines drew a 6-seed in this year’s big dance and will play the winner of a play-in game between a pair of 11 seeds, Princeton and Iowa State, on Friday in South Bend, Indiana.

Yet, Michigan basketball took the Big Ten conference tournament title and earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament beginning this week. On Thursday they get to play UC San Diego (30-4), which was one of the hottest-shooting teams in the country from the Big West Conference.

Our columnists and beat writer weigh in on how far Michigan State basketball will advance in the NCAA tournament.

The final college basketball game before the NCAA Tournament bracket unveiled up to the hype. No. 3 seed Michigan defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin 59-53 to capture the Big Ten Tournament Championship on Sunday.

Tre Donaldson and Vladislav Goldin each scored 11 points and No. 22 Michigan closed Sunday’s championship game on an 11-2 run to beat No. 18 Wisconsin 59-53.

Tre Donaldson and Vladislav Goldin each scored 11 points, and No. 22 Michigan closed Saturday’s Big Ten Tournament championship game on an 11-2 run to beat No. 18 Wisconsin, 59-53, and claim its first tourney crown since 2018.