Isaiah Hole, Wolverines WireMon, December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM UTC·2 min readThe first NET rankings of the 2025-26 college basketball season are out, and the Michigan Wolverines came in ranked No. 1 for the first time after a torrid streak of blowouts in Las Vegas last week. But what would the coaches across the sport think of the maize and blue after the dominant 7-0 start?
Michigan basketball did move up in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, but not all the way up to No. 1. The Wolverines were No. 6 last week but come in this week at No. 2, behind No. 1 Purdue. Other ranked Big Ten teams include No. 8 Michigan State, No. 15 Illinois, No. 19 Indiana, and No. 25 Iowa. The Wolverines also play No. 4 Duke this season.
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Rank
Team
Record
PTS
1st
Prev
Chg
Hi/Lo
1
Purdue
7-0
762
21
1
-
1/1
2
Michigan
7-0
721
6
6
+4
2/7
3
Arizona
7-0
709
3
3
-
3/13
4
Duke
8-0
696
1
4
-
4/5
5
UConn
6-1
608
0
7
+2
3/7
6
Louisville
7-0
600
0
5
-1
5/12
7
Houston
7-1
588
0
2
-5
2/7
8
Michigan State
7-0
531
0
12
+4
8/21
9
Iowa State
7-0
502
0
13
+4
9/18
10
BYU
6-1
493
0
11
+1
7/11
11
Gonzaga
7-1
480
0
10
-1
10/20
12
Alabama
5-2
428
0
9
-3
9/16
13
Tennessee
7-1
377
0
16
+3
13/18
14
Florida
5-2
313
0
8
-6
3/14
15
Illinois
6-2
312
0
14
-1
8/15
16
Vanderbilt
8-0
268
0
23
+7
16/NR
17
North Carolina
6-1
230
0
17
-
17/25
18
Kentucky
5-2
222
0
18
-
8/18
19
Texas Tech
6-2
192
0
20
+1
11/20
19
Indiana
7-0
192
0
24
+5
19/NR
21
Kansas
6-2
154
0
NR
+10
19/NR
22
St. John's
4-3
129
0
15
-7
6/22
23
Arkansas
5-2
119
0
21
-2
15/23
24
Auburn
6-2
104
0
25
+1
22/NR
25
Iowa
7-0
69
0
NR
+13
25/NR
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 UCLA; No. 22 North Carolina State;
Others Receiving Votes
USC 56; UCLA 33; Nebraska 31; Missouri 28; Saint Mary's 20; Baylor 19; North Carolina State 16; Virginia 14; LSU 14; Clemson 9; Butler 9; Ole Miss 8; TCU 5; Wisconsin 4; Utah State 4; SMU 4; Oklahoma State 1; Colorado 1;
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan climbs to No. 2 in Coaches Poll after 7-0 start
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