As the football season proved, preseason rankings are next to meaningless. Accordingly, it did not take long to see that this basketball team did not belong anywhere close to the top 10, so expectations needed to be recalibrated. With that in mind, the Michigan Wolverines should enter the weekend feeling relatively positive about where things stand after extending their NCAA Tournament win streak to six straight seasons by upsetting Colorado State this week.
Of course, the talent on the roster means the ceiling is even higher than that, and this squad definitely has the potential to make it five straight Sweet 16s with a win on Saturday.