Michigan Wolverines Basketball Falls To No. 5 In AP Poll

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After falling on the road to Wisconsin, Michigan fell three spots in the latest Associated Press poll to No.5. The Wolverines previously were the No. 2 in the country heading into the weekend.

The new No. 1 in the poll is Tennessee, who received 48 first-place votes and moved up from No. 3 after Duke fell at home against Syracuse. The rest of the top five are Duke at No. 2, Virginia at No. 3 and Gonzaga at No. 4.

The Bulldogs are 18-2 on the season and previously were No. 5 in the previous poll.

Michigan is one spot ahead of Michigan State at No. 6 who stayed put in the rankings. Michigan's other opponents in the rankings are No. 11 North Carolina, No. 13 Maryland, No. 18 Villanova and No. 19 Iowa.

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