So, it's been a minute. Michigan's first two scheduled Big Ten games were postponed because of COVID-19 concerns in the program, meaning they haven't played in a game setting since December 9th against Butler. The Wolverines are set to retake the court tomorrow afternoon at home against Wisconsin, which is off to an 0-2 start in conference play, before a marquee matchup at Northwestern on Sunday.
The Standings
The table is a bit rougher on the women's side because, unlike with Big Ten men's basketball, there have been a number of cancelations/postponements. By my count, four of the 16 scheduled conference matchups have been postponed (every game involving Michigan or Ohio State, both of which had outbreaks) and an additional 12 non-conference games involving Big Ten teams have been postponed or outright canceled.
We're also working with the results-oriented RPI instead of projection-oriented KenPom/Torvik numbers, though Warren Nolan's site has pred
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Ace
December 18th, 2020 at 3:09 PM
I Just Deleted My First Draft and Started Over
Michigan was supposed to play their first game in ten days tomorrow, opening the Big Ten season against Illinois. I was partway through a preview of that game and the following Penn State matchup trying to get ahead of the holidays here when the program announced the Illini game is postponed because of COVID-19-related concerns :
The University of Michigan women s basketball team s game at Illinois scheduled for Saturday (Dec. 19) has been postponed due to COVID-19-related concerns within the program. The decision was made by the Michigan Athletic Department in consultation with medical professionals.