A remarkable turnaround in Year 1 of Dusty May’s tenure led to Michigan putting an end to its two-year absence in March Madness with a Big Ten tournament title and making the 68-team field as the No. 5 seed in the South Region, where it will face No. 12 seed UC-San Diego on Thursday in Denver.

Michigan and its star freshmen are taking their game to the sport’s biggest stage. Michigan will be a No. 6 seed in the NCAA women’s basketball Tournament and open against No. 11 seed Iowa State or Princeton. The announcement was made Sunday evening during a televised selection show. Michigan will play it’s first-round game on Friday.

It’s Michigan State basketball vs. Bryant in March Madness to open the 2025 NCAA tournament in the South region.

Tre Donaldson converted a driving layup with 0.4 seconds left Saturday, lifting No. 22 Michigan to an 81-80 win over No. 11 Maryland in the Big Ten Conference tournament semifinals in Indianapolis. Derik Queen made two free throws with 5.

Tre Donaldson raced the length of the court for a left-handed layup to push Michigan over Maryland and into the Big Ten Tournament championship

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Michigan Wolverines vs. Maryland Terrapins NCAAM game to be played on March 15, 2025 on ESPN.