A Look Back At U-M's February 'Slumps,' & The March Success That Has Ensued

The Wolverines have failed to score 70 points in eight of their last nine games, and hold just a 3-2 record since the calendar turned to February (they were 20-1 entering the month).

A slight drop off in performance perhaps shouldn't be unexpected in February though.

The year's shortest month is often the most difficult, as the 'dog days' of the college basketball season become a grind for most players.

With that in mind, February has not been kind to several of head coach John Beilein's best teams at Michigan.

Those past struggles have often led to March success, however, and have seldom been indicative of how the club will perform in the postseason.

How Michigan has Performed in Every February (Compared to the Rest of the Season) Under Beilein

Year	February Record	Record Outside of February	NCAA Tournament Result	Percentage of the Season's Losses That Occurred in February

2007-08	4-3	6-19	None	13.6%
2008-09	4-3	17-11	Second Round	21.4%
2009-10	2-5	13-12	None	29.4%
2010-11	5-3	16-11	Second Round	21.4%
2011-12	5-2	19-8	First Round	20%
2012-13	3-4	28-4	National Title	50%
2013-14	4-3	24-6	Elite Eight	33.3%
2014-15	1-6	15-10	None	37.5%
2015-16	3-5	20-8	First Round	38.4%
2016-17	5-2	21-10	Sweet Sixteen	16.6%
2017-18	6-1	27-7	National Title	12.5%