For mid-February, U of Michigan ranked by the ATHLETIC as #1 while Illini Men's BB ranked #7

 What is exciting in the remainder of

Feb. 16 - 28 is that

Michigan Wolverines

have a match-up with

DUKE (#2) and the

Purdue Boilmakers (Tuesday

Feb. 17, 2026);

U. of Michigan's

Feb. 27 meet-up with

BIG 10 rival ILLINOIS

will be at Champaign's

STATE FARM ARENA

for a Friday evening (Central TIME).