John Beilein and Michigan basketball face Northwood (Mich.) tonight (7 p.m., BTN Plus) in a home exhibition tune-up prior the the opener next Tuesday.
After another couple layups against Norfolk State and Holy Cross, the road for the returning NCAA finalists gets slicker. The Wolverines are set to face five of Ken Pomeroy’s top-25 overall efficiency teams this season.
From the non-conference to the tough-sledding of road games in the Big Ten, the following are the five toughest games on Michigan’s schedule for 2018-2019:
(1) Nov. 14, at Villanova
As wild as last year’s March Madness was for Michigan, all it did was earn the right to get pummeled by Jay Wright’s Wildcats.