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.
RANK TEAM RECORD PREVIOUS RANK
1 Michigan 37-3 3
2 UConn 34-6 7
3 Arizona 36-3 2
4 Duke 35-3 1
5 Illinois 28-9 13
6 Purdue 30-9 8
7 Houston 30-7 5
8 Iowa State 29-8 6
9 Florida 27-8 4
10 St.John’s 30-7 10
11 Michigan State 27-8 11
12 Tennessee 25-12 23
13 Arkansas 28-9 14
14 Nebraska 28-7 15
15 Iowa 24-13 15
16 Alabama 25-10 18
17 Virginia 30-6 9
18 Gonzaga 31-4 12
19 Vanderbilt 27-9 16
20 Kansas 24-11 17
21 Texas Tech 23-11 20
22 Texas 21-15 –
23 Louisville 24-11 –
24 Miami (FL) 26-9 25
25 Wisconsin 24-11 19
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.