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Michigan rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 men's hoops poll for 1st time since January 2013
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Michigan players, from left, Malick Kordel, Aday Mara, Morez Johnson Jr. and Elliot Cadeau celebrate on the bench late in the second half of a win over UCLA in an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. - photo by AP Photo/Lon Horwedel
Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for the first time in 13 years, ending Arizona's nine-week reign. The Wolverines (24-1) claimed 60 of 61 first-place votes in Monday's poll to climb one spot and supplant the Wildcats, who were unbeaten entering last week before falling at Kansas and at home to Texas Tech.