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04/07 13:24 CDT Michigan ranked No. 1 in final AP Top 25 poll of season ahead
of UConn, Arizona, Duke and Illinois
Michigan ranked No. 1 in final AP Top 25 poll of season ahead of UConn,
Arizona, Duke and Illinois
By AARON BEARD
AP Basketball Writer
Michigan is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball
poll for the 2025-26 season after winning the program's first national
championship in 37 years.
The Wolverines (37-3) claimed all 57 votes in Tuesday's poll in the third year
the AP has released its final rankings after the completion of the NCAA
Tournament. Michigan beat UConn 69-63 in Indianapolis on Monday night to
complete the winningest season in program history, along with winning its first
NCAA title since 1989 and the Big Ten's first since 2000.
Michigan spent a week at No. 1 in mid-February and didn't rank lower than
fourth after November in its second season under Dusty May.
UConn finished second, followed by Arizona, Duke and Illinois. The Huskies
jumped five spots and the Fighting Illini eight after their runs to the Final
Four. Purdue, Houston, Iowa State, Florida and St. John's rounded out the top
10.
Iowa and Texas both wound up in the poll after being unranked heading into
March Madness. The Hawkeyes finished the season ranked No. 15 after reaching
the Elite Eight in a run that included a second-round upset of defending
champion Florida, while the 22nd-ranked Longhorns went from the First Four to
the Sweet 16.
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AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll
and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
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