Michigan basketball is neck-and-neck with unbeaten Arizona for the top overall seed in bracketology projections for the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

See where Michigan State basketball ranked in the latest Top-25 polls here:

Arizona will be No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the ninth straight week Monday, but it’s currently No. 2 at KenPom, the advanced statistics site, behind Michigan.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan basketball completed its regular season sweep of Ohio State on Sunday, securing a 82-61 win inside the Schottenstein Center. As a result, the Buckeyes find themselves in difficult territory entering the last month of the season.

The Wolverines might be in the driver's seat for this sensational PG.

The Ohio State Buckeyes lean heavily on mid-range jumpers, post-ups, and pick-and-pop looks, and Michigan’s physically imposing lineup has cut those actions off. As you might expect, they were particularly strong in the middle of the floor, which is where OSU lives a ton.

Michigan basketball's Yaxel Lendeborg, a key transfer portal acquisition, has been named the top transfer in college basketball by On3.

Michigan State is down to No. 13 in Thursday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, where Arizona remains No. 1 for the 26th consecutive day. Next up for the Spartans is Saturday's showdown with Illinois. Whether Fears will start, according to Izzo, is to be determined.