Oct. 26, 2012
• National Rankings
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- After being ranked fifth by the ESPN/USA Today Coaches preseason poll last week, the University of Michigan men's basketball team was again selected with a preseason No. 5 ranking by Associated Press today (Friday, Oct. 26). It is Michigan's highest preseason AP ranking since the 1993-94* season and was selected for the preseason poll for the third time in four seasons.
Indiana is ranked as the nation's preseason No. 1, while No. 2 Louisville, defending national champion and No. 3 Kentucky, and No. 4 Ohio State round out the top five. A total of five Big Ten Conference teams are ranked in the preseason top 25, with Michigan State coming in at No. 14 and Wisconsin at No. 24.
So far in the preseason, Michigan has been rated among the top 10 in seven listings, with the highest ranking of No. 3 coming from Lindy's. U-M was ranked No. 5 by the Associated Press, ESPN/USA Today Coaches, Blue Ribbon and The Sporting News. U-M was positioned No. 6 by Athlon and Dick Vitale's Top 40.
The Wolverines will begin the 2012-13 season with a pair of exhibition contests at the newly renovated Crisler Center. U-M will take on Northern Michigan on Thursday (Nov. 1), followed by a Monday, Nov. 5, game against Saginaw Valley State. Both exhibition games are scheduled to tip at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast via MGoBlueTV and BTN.com.
Associated Press Preseason Poll
Oct. 26, 2012
1. Indiana (43) 1,592
2. Louisville (20) 1,568
3. Kentucky (2) 1,453
4. Ohio State 1,292
5. MICHIGAN 1,290
6. N.C. State 1,270
7. Kansas 1,210
8. Duke 1,094
9. Syracuse 1,062
10. Florida 936
11. North Carolina 904
12. Arizona 902
13. UCLA 840
14. Michigan State 789
15. Missouri 664
16. Creighton 622
17. Memphis 539
18. UNLV 488
19. Baylor 486
20. San Diego State 463
21. Gonzaga 384
22. Notre Dame 297
23. Wisconsin 285
24. Cincinnati 120
25. Florida State 101
Others receiving votes: Murray State 59, Virginia Commonwealth 58, Texas 46, Saint Louis 46, Minnesota 40, Butler 33, Pittsburgh 32, Saint Joseph's 25, Marquette 23, Tennessee 15, Oklahoma State 14, Kansas State 12, Georgetown 9, New Mexico 9, Ohio 9, Miami (Fla.) 8, Saint Mary's 6, West Virginia 6, Davidson 5, Drexel 5, Northern Iowa 5, Valparaiso 3, Stanford 2, Lehigh 2, Colorado State 1, Oral Roberts 1
* Indicates NCAA sanctioned team
• U-M Picked to Finish Second in Preseason Poll, Burke Honored (Oct. 25, 2012)
• U-M Ranked No. 5 in Preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Oct. 17, 2012)
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
