Back to Back Ranked Victims?

Just like that, Michigan is back among the Big Ten elite.

But now, just like the Sparties of 05, it's time to see if they can actually stay up there for a long period of time.

This is a team that doesn't handle prosperity well at all- neither over the course of the season or the course of a game.

Michigan won fairly comfortably over Wisconsin today but in all truth that game was closer than it should have been.

The Wolverines shot lights out and Wisconsin was cold most of the game, not to mention without 3 of its contributing players who were just ruled ineligible for academic reasons about a week prior to the game.

Michigan got very sloppy with the ball and also seemed to be rushing a lot during the second half. They seem to force tricky passes to the post when there's nothing there and fall in love with the three-ball a little too often.

That out of the way, it's time for Michigan fans to enjoy this for a little while. Only a devastating injury can derail this NCAA train now...

Perhaps the only one that could fall under that category would be one to Daniel Horton, who WILL play in the NBA by the way, most likely as a starter. The only things he needs to work on are shot consistency and decision-making and he's already gotten markedly better in both areas this year.

Lester Abram is Michigan's second-best player but Ron Coleman is a capable fill-in as long as he doesn't try to do too much.

All things considered, I'm just looking forward to hear my team's name called on Selection Sunday for the first time since the legendary Tractor Traylor/Travis Conlan squad of 1998 (ha).

But Michigan must learn to finish better...they are a senior and junior-dominated team. Time to seize it.