Michigan finished unranked in final 2019-20 AP Top 25

The final AP Top 25 rankings came out on Wednesday, and the Wolverines finished where they started.

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Well March was mad for other reasons as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) not only canceled the Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament, but sports in general for the time being.

Michigan was hoping to gain some ground and make a run, but after dropping in the rankings following losing three of its final four, the Wolverines ended up where they started: unranked.

Still, Michigan finished with some impressive wins in the 2019-20 season, including over No. 2 Gonzaga (one of two losses for the Zags), No. 7 Creighton, No. 9 Michigan State and No. 25 Iowa.

Some of the maize and blue’s losses were to ranked units as well, such as to No. 12 Maryland, No. 13 Oregon, No. 14 Louisville, No. 17 Wisconsin, No. 19 Ohio State, No. 21 Illinois as well as to MSUU and Iowa in the road games of those matchups.

Regardless, it was a surprising season in many ways for head coach Juwan Howard in his first year, as Michigan showed glimpses of dominance. But the team was hurt mostly by key injuries and struggled at times on the defense end with the change in strategy.

Full rankings:

1 Kansas (28-3) 1 Big 12 1,623
2 Gonzaga (31-2) 2 West Coast 1,547
3 Dayton (29-2) 3 Atlantic 10 1,505
4 Florida State (26-5) 4 Atlantic Coast 1,381
5 Baylor (26-4) 5 Big 12 1,337
6 San Diego State (30-2) 6 Mountain West 1,279
7 Creighton (24-7) 7 Big East 1,154
8 Kentucky (25-6) 8 Southeastern 1,118
9 Michigan State (22-9) 9 Big Ten 1,023
10 Villanova (24-7) 11 Big East 1,011
11 Duke (25-6) 10 Atlantic Coast 990
12 Maryland (24-7) 12 Big Ten 924
13 Oregon (24-7) 13 Pacific 12 892
14 Louisville (24-7) 15 Atlantic Coast 768
15 Seton Hall (21-9) 16 Big East 727
16 Virginia (23-7) 17 Atlantic Coast 586
17 Wisconsin (21-10) 18 Big Ten 539
18 BYU (24-8) 14 West Coast 537
19 Ohio State (21-10) 19 Big Ten 459
20 Auburn (25-6) 20 Southeastern 453
21 Illinois (21-10) 21 Big Ten 263
22 Houston (23-8) 22 American Athletic 179
23 Butler (22-9) 24 Big East 165
24 West Virginia (21-10) 22 Big 12 159
25 Iowa (20-11) 25 Big Ten 109

Others receiving votes:

Stephen F. Austin 78, East Tennessee State 66, Providence 63, Michigan 62, Utah State 36, Saint Mary’s 33, Penn State 21, Arizona 7, Rutgers 6, Richmond 6, USC 4, New Mexico State 4, Texas Tech 3, UCLA 2, Vermont 2, Purdue 1, Belmont 1, Liberty 1, Utah 1