Where Michigan basketball ranks in latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll

Despite having not played a game in over two weeks, Michigan basketball moved up in the latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll.

Despite not having played a game since Jan. 22, Michigan basketball is moving up in the eyes of the coaches around the country.

In the latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, the Wolverines moved up one spot to No. 3, sitting still with one loss, after Villanova managed to lose this previous week.

While the Wolverines won’t be facing No. 6 Illinois this week as scheduled, they still have some tough matchups coming up. Ohio State moved up four spots to No. 5, they’ll return to action at No. 21 Wisconsin and still have a big matchup near the end of the regular season against No. 16 Iowa. The last time the maize and blue played, they beat No. 25 Purdue.

Full rankings:

Rank School Record PTS First Pvs  Chg Hi/Lo
1 Gonzaga 18-0 796 28 1 — 1/2
2 Baylor 17-0 772 4 2 — 1/2
3 Michigan 13-1 722 0 4 1 3/NR
4 Villanova 12-2 669 0 3 -1 3/6
5 Ohio St. 15-4 647 0 9 4 5/NR
6 Illinois 13-5 562 0 13 7 6/24
7 Houston 16-2 556 0 5 -2 5/18
8 Texas Tech 14-5 533 0 11 3 8/19
9 Virginia 13-3 491 0 15 6 4/24
10 Missouri 13-3 465 0 17 7 10/NR
11 Alabama 15-5 453 0 7 -4 7/NR
12 Oklahoma 12-5 402 0 14 2 12/NR
13 Texas 11-5 396 0 6 -7 4/22
14 West Virginia 13-5 389 0 18 4 6/18
15 Tennessee 13-4 378 0 10 -5 6/17
16 Iowa 13-6 314 0 8 -8 3/16
17 Virginia Tech 14-4 304 0 16 -1 14/NR
17 Creighton 14-5 304 0 12 -5 5/17
19 Florida State 10-3 300 0 19 — 15/NR
20 Southern California 15-3 187 0 NR 8 20/NR
21 Wisconsin 14-6 171 0 20 -1 7/21
22 Oklahoma State 12-5 100 0 24 2 22/NR
23 Loyola-Chicago 17-3 92 0 NR 6 23/NR
24 UCLA 13-4 75 0 21 -3 20/NR
25 Purdue 13-7 45 0 NR 2 25/NR