Michigan basketball had been steadily rising up the rankings over the course of the 2024-25 college basketball season with big wins over Wisconsin (which is aging quite well as time moves on) and Purdue.

Friday’s 75-62 win in Ann Arbor was the third in six days and the fourth in the last five games for the Spartans (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten). Tom Izzo’s team was No. 13 in last week’s coaches poll after peaking at No.

Here's an updated look at where SEC men's basketball teams sit in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings: