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Michigan's odds of a 2019 NCAA tourney run good, recent history says

Michigan basketball coach John Beilein talks with the media Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Willow Run airport about the team's loss to Villanova in the NCAA championship game the previous night. Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press

The Wolverines just missed a national title in basketball this year, falling on Monday to Villanova, 69-57, in the national final. Michigan will likely lose leading scorer Moritz Wagner to the NBA, but most of the rest of the team should return. How does this bode for the Wolverines’ NCAA tournament chances next season?