Michigan received an at-large berth into the 2026 NCAA tournament following a loss to Purdue in the Big Ten tournament championship game.
The loss didn't impact Michigan's seed. Duke was No. 1 overall. Michigan basketball remained one of the four No. 1 seeds for the four regions, joining Duke, Arizona, and Florida, the defending national champions.
The Wolverines will start their NCAA tournament journey in Buffalo, starting on Thursday night. Tip-off time is set for 7:10 p.m. with the game set for CBS.
Michigan doesn't know the opponent. It wil be Howard (23-10) of the MEAC or UMBC (24-8) out of the America East.