MBB #1 in the AP Poll for the first time in 20 years.
#Michigan is back on top, ranked No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time in 20 years, 1 month and 30 days.
It's good to be back on top (at least in the APs eyes).
Full rankings:
| 1 | Michigan (51) | 19-1 | 1,611 |
| 2 | Kansas (13) | 18-1 | 1,572 |
| 3 | Indiana | 18-2 | 1,457 |
| 4 | Florida (1) | 16-2 | 1,420 |
| 5 | Duke | 17-2 | 1,328 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 18-2 | 1,322 |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 19-2 | 1,177 |
| 8 | Arizona | 17-2 | 1,160 |
| 9 | Butler | 17-3 | 1,023 |
| 10 | Oregon | 18-2 | 969 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 15-4 | 945 |
| 12 | Louisville | 16-4 | 905 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 17-4 | 897 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 15-3 | 894 |
| 15 | Wichita State | 19-2 | 621 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | 17-2 | 473 |
| 17 | Missouri | 15-4 | 464 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 15-4 | 463 |
| 19 | North Carolina State | 16-4 | 431 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 17-3 | 333 |
| 21 | Creighton | 18-3 | 312 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 16-4 | 302 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 15-5 | 281 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 16-4 | 220 |
| 25 | Marquette | 14-4 | 216 |
January 28th, 2013 at 1:50 PM ^
May we never experience ever the headline "Michigan #1 again for the first time in 20 years."
January 28th, 2013 at 1:50 PM ^
I'll just leave this here.
And because you can't have one without the other.
January 28th, 2013 at 1:50 PM ^
Michigan is 26-5 (.839) all-time when ranked #1.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:22 PM ^
I was just about to buy that tee shirt from the M Den, but it's $28, which is ridiculous for a tee shirt. Add the price, shipping, and tax, I'd be dropping about $35 or more for a freaking tee shirt.
The M Den can go F themselves for that.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:39 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 1:56 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 2:10 PM ^
I fixed it for you.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:31 PM ^
...really needs an "awesome" tag sometimes.
January 28th, 2013 at 3:05 PM ^
It obviously needed a more talented hand than mine.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:01 PM ^
Did Jill Painter give Florida a 1st place vote for doing nice things in the community?
January 28th, 2013 at 2:20 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 2:05 PM ^
Wow. After what this program has been through the past 15+ years...
Speechless. Completely without speech.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:14 PM ^
We had a few moments and some good players here and there over the past 15 - 20 years, but it really is great to put all that behind us and move forward.
This feels almost as good a validation as when we finally beat OSU last season in football.
In football and basketball, we are definitely moving in the right direction.
Too busy smiling to talk.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:08 PM ^
is going to be huge - 1 vs 3 for control of the conference race. I am so excited for this team and for this week's huge game Saturday. Between today's ranking, yesterday's win, and Green on Saturday, it has been 3 great days in a row.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:10 PM ^
"If you're excited about Michigan being #1 in the nation today, you're a loser." -- Terry Foster, on the Valenti & Foster Show
January 28th, 2013 at 2:18 PM ^
Wouldn't a loser be satisfied with a lower ranking? You can't be ranked higher than #1.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:22 PM ^
Terry Foster and Mike Valenti don't give a damn who the #1 team in the country is, all they care about are callers and ratings. How do you get people to call in? Say outrageous shit about Michigan and angry up the fanbase. It's a pretty predicatable pattern and frankly, it's embarrassing that a fanbase as smart as our purports to be continues to fall for it.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^
To be #1 in a national poll is a major benchmark for this team given the course of the last decade or so, and well-deserved. Even better, it was so convincing - 11 first places votes in the same poll last week, and 51 this week, or about 78% of the votes for first place. It means a lot to see this day on some level, even if it is a poll in the waning days of January, especially if you remember that we spent several years not even ranked in any week throughout the season. How far this team as come under Beilein's watch is simply remarkable. Can't wait to see "#1 Michigan" on the screen during the Northwestern game.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:15 PM ^
Go Blue and keep going all the way to the Final Four!
January 28th, 2013 at 3:29 PM ^
*win the title
Fixed it for you, no need to thank me.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:21 PM ^
Aw yeah, baby! Keep making us proud, and have some fun on the court, Wolverines! Go Blue!
January 28th, 2013 at 2:24 PM ^
Below are the all-time appearances through January 21. This week's poll marks the 22nd time U-M has sat atop the AP Poll since 1949, good for 13th best in NCAA history.
Appearances at #1 in the AP Poll
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Team |
Conf |
App* |
Avg RK |
High RK |
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1. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
134 |
1.00 |
1 |
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2. |
Duke |
ACC |
127 |
1.00 |
1 |
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3. |
North Carolina |
ACC |
108 |
1.00 |
1 |
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4. |
Kentucky |
SEC |
99 |
1.00 |
1 |
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5. |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
58 |
1.00 |
1 |
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6. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
50 |
1.00 |
1 |
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7. |
Cincinnati |
Big East |
45 |
1.00 |
1 |
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8. |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
37 |
1.00 |
1 |
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9. |
UNLV |
Mtn West |
32 |
1.00 |
1 |
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10. |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
29 |
1.00 |
1 |
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San Francisco |
West Coast |
29 |
1.00 |
1 |
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12. |
Connecticut |
Big East |
28 |
1.00 |
1 |
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13. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
21 |
1.00 |
1 |
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14. |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
17 |
1.00 |
1 |
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15. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
16 |
1.00 |
1 |
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16. |
DePaul (IL) |
Big East |
15 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Massachusetts |
Atlantic 10 |
15 |
1.00 |
1 |
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18. |
Syracuse |
Big East |
14 |
1.00 |
1 |
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19. |
North Carolina State |
ACC |
13 |
1.00 |
1 |
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20. |
Arkansas |
SEC |
12 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Georgetown |
Big East |
12 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Virginia |
ACC |
12 |
1.00 |
1 |
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23. |
Houston |
C-USA |
11 |
1.00 |
1 |
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24. |
Florida |
SEC |
10 |
1.00 |
1 |
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25. |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
8 |
1.00 |
1 |
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St. John's (NY) |
Big East |
8 |
1.00 |
1 |
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West Virginia |
Big 12 |
8 |
1.00 |
1 |
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28. |
Memphis |
C-USA |
6 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Missouri |
SEC |
6 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Seton Hall (NJ) |
Big East |
6 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Temple |
Atlantic 10 |
6 |
1.00 |
1 |
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32. |
Bradley (IL) |
Missouri Valley |
5 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Holy Cross (MA) |
Patriot |
5 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Notre Dame |
Big East |
5 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
5 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
5 |
1.00 |
1 |
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37. |
Indiana State |
Missouri Valley |
4 |
1.00 |
1 |
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La Salle (PA) |
Atlantic 10 |
4 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Loyola Chicago |
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4 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Michigan State |
Big Ten |
4 |
1.00 |
1 |
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41. |
Marquette |
Big East |
3 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Pittsburgh |
Big East |
3 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Wake Forest |
ACC |
3 |
1.00 |
1 |
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44. |
Alabama |
SEC |
2 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Duquesne (PA) |
Atlantic 10 |
2 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Louisville |
Big East |
2 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Saint Louis |
Atlantic 10 |
2 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Texas |
Big 12 |
2 |
1.00 |
1 |
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49. |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
1 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Iowa |
Big Ten |
1 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
1 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Saint Joseph's (PA) |
Atlantic 10 |
1 |
1.00 |
1 |
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South Carolina |
SEC |
1 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Tennessee |
SEC |
1 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
1 |
1.00 |
1 |
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Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
1 |
1.00 |
1 |
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* Out of 1059 total polls since 1949
NOTES:
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through January 21, 2013.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:37 PM ^
Awesome to see us so high up, but it's seems crazy to me that State has only had 4 weeks at number one in the last 60 or so years. Not that I'm comlplaining or anything.
January 28th, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
We're actually a pretty good program, and back to where we should be.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:24 PM ^
Wow, the last time we were ranked #1 in hoops I was a senior at Michigan. Damn, I'm getting old. Still that team was pretty good and lead to some pretty good times in March*.
* - vacated (sigh)
January 28th, 2013 at 2:27 PM ^
I'll drink to that. Any excuse for champagne on a Monday. Go Blue!
January 28th, 2013 at 2:34 PM ^
Pretty awesome. Let's see if they can keep it for more than a week.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:47 PM ^
The best part about this YouTube clip is it was put up by some Sparty trying to troll Michigan. For me, it' just makes this sweeter, and a reminder of how far Michigan basketball has come. Can someone remix this with highlights from this year?
Brent Petway saw this coming before anyone else #1 http://po.st/qs4o3g
January 28th, 2013 at 2:52 PM ^
Jalen was just on SportsCenter. He said he is trying to get all 5 members of the Fab5 to sit courtside for a game this year. Don't know how successful he'll be, but his love for Michigan and his pride in this year's team is pretty obvious.
January 28th, 2013 at 3:59 PM ^
What?!! Damn, that would be awesome. And I feel that the fact that Jalen is even trying to do this deserves its own thread.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:53 PM ^
Can we bring back those retro sweatsuits?
January 28th, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
Jalen is great.
January 28th, 2013 at 4:24 PM ^
Is it true the Pac 12 is back? Arizona #8, Oregon #10 and UCLA right on the outside at #29.
- Arizona beats Florida, and beats teams who have gotten better in Miami and SDSU but loses to UCLA and Oregon.
- Oregon beats UNLV, Arizona and Oregon and loses to Cincinnati
- UCLA beats Mizzou and Arizona and loses to SDSU and Oregon
Not the most daunting schedule for these teams but some good competition. We could possibly see the emergence Pac 12 again. Watching Oregon success has be pleasantly surprising.
Watch out for Ole Miss and their start player Marshall Hendersen. He's sending shockwaves through the SEC this year.
January 28th, 2013 at 4:29 PM ^
I've never had so much fun going person by person and reading their lips to figure out what they're saying. Also, count the number of flipped middle fingers on national TV in one shot, this could be a record.
Oh, and epic beard on that guy at the scorers' table.
January 28th, 2013 at 5:58 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
I tried a google search but couldn't find it. Were we ranked #1 during the 97 season?
January 28th, 2013 at 8:36 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 8:53 PM ^
Yes, it was after we beat Penn State on "Judgement Day" when 4 undefaeted teams all met: Michigan killed Penn State and FSU beat UNC but it was not that impressive.