Jacob Singer is a student at the University of Michigan majoring in Political Science. He is a Michigan Football and Basketball Writer for Maize and Brew
The Michigan Wolverines went into West Lafayette on Friday night ranked as the No. 21 team in the country, per the AP Poll, and No. 13 in the NET rankings. Their four losses were by a combined eight points, and had only dropped one game in Big Ten play.
Walking into Mackey Arena, the Wolverines felt confident they could compete with one of the best teams in the country.