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Big Ten Basketball: Power rankings for end of 2019-20 season

By Adam Childs

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - MARCH 08: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a second half three pointer with Xavier Tillman Sr. #23 while playing the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Breslin Center on March 08, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 80-69. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - MARCH 08: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a second half three pointer with Xavier Tillman Sr. #23 while playing the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Breslin Center on March 08, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 80-69. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – FEBRUARY 04: Zavier Simpson #3 of the Michigan Wolverines (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – FEBRUARY 04: Zavier Simpson #3 of the Michigan Wolverines (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) /

6. team. 485. . . . Wolverines

MVP – Zavier Simpson

The Wolverines may have struggled when Isaiah Livers went down to injury this year, but no one was as important to the Wolverines this year. Simpson was one of the best point guards in the country this year. He may not have been a huge scoring threat but the way he ran the Michigan offense was second to none.

Simpson was one of the best passers in the country and averaged 7.9 assister per game, which was second in the nation. Simpson broke a record for most wins in his career at Michigan and helped lead the Wolverines to two Big Ten tournament titles and a runner up finish. He was also part of the 2018 national runner up team. You will find better scorers than Simpson, but it will be tough to replace him as the leader of the Wolverines offense.

Best Moment – Winning the Battle 4 Atlantis

There were many questions for the Wolverines entering the first season with Juwan Howard as the head coach, but for a weekend they were all answered. Michigan had an up and down year, but during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, they looked like the best team in the country.

In an absolutely loaded field that included three top-ten teams at the time, Michigan dominated the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Wolverines easily got by Iowa State, before blowing North Carolina. If that wasn’t good enough Michigan dismantled a Gonzaga team that would go on to only lose two games all year.  The 18 point win over the Zags was the highlight of the year for the Wolverines nad brought them home an impressive championship and it is also got us this dance:

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