Michigan basketball's Midwest bracket by KenPom
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The brackets are set, and we're about to see if Michigan basketball can make good on what has been the best regular season in program history. Though the Big Ten Tournament ended with a loss to Purdue, the Wolverines only dropped one spot from the second overall seed to the third, but still came in as a 1-seed in the Midwest division.
The maize and blue have a solid opportunity as they head to Buffalo, New York (and potentially Chicago after), but there are some tough teams in the Wolverines' bracket.
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The gold standard for rankings actually isn't those that require votes, and not even the NCAA's NET rankings. But KenPom tells the most robust picture of just how good teams are. With that in mind, here is how all 16 teams look via KenPom overall rank, as well as each team's offensive and defensive ranks in the Midwest region.
1. Michigan (31-3)
KenPom rank: 3
Offenserank: 8
Defense rank: 1
2. Iowa State (27-7)
KenPom rank: 6
Offenserank: 21
Defense rank: 4
3. Virginia (29-5)
KenPom rank: 13
Offenserank: 27
Defense rank: 16
4. Alabama (23-9)
KenPom rank: 18
Offenserank: 3
Defense rank: 67
5. Texas Tech (22-10)
KenPom rank: 20
Offenserank: 12
Defense rank: 33
6. Tennessee (22-11)
KenPom rank: 16
Offenserank: 21
Defense rank: 4
7. Kentucky (21-13)
KenPom rank: 28
Offenserank: 21
Defense rank: 4
8. Georgia (22-10)
KenPom rank: 32
Offenserank: 16
Defense rank: 80
9. Saint Louis (28-5)
KenPom rank: 41
Offenserank: 51
Defense rank: 42
10. Santa Clara (26-8)
KenPom rank: 35
Offenserank: 23
Defense rank: 82
11. Miami (Ohio) (31-1)
KenPom rank: 93
Offenserank: 70
Defense rank: 156
11. SMU (20-13)
KenPom rank: 42
Offenserank: 26
Defense rank: 91
12. Akron (29-5)
KenPom rank: 64
Offenserank: 54
Defense rank: 113
13. Hofstra (24-10)
KenPom rank: 87
Offenserank: 89
Defense rank: 95
14. Wright State (23-11)
KenPom rank: 140
Offenserank: 117
Defense rank: 193
15. Tennessee State (23-9)
KenPom rank: 187
Offenserank: 173
Defense rank: 212
16. UMBC (24-8)
KenPom rank: 185
Offenserank: 183
Defense rank: 192
16. Howard (23-10)
KenPom rank: 207
Offenserank: 283
Defense rank: 117
Michigan will play the 16-seed, which will be the winner between Howard and UMBC. After that, should the Wolverines win, they'll play the winner of Georgia and Saint Louis. Should the maize and blue win that, they will play either Texas Tech, Akron, Alabama, or Hofstra. Win that, and then it will come down to Tennessee, Miami (Ohio), SMU, Virginia, Wright State, Kentucky, Santa Clara, Iowa State, or Tennessee State.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan basketball's Midwest bracket breakdown via KenPom