Michigan, a 5 seed, will open its NCAA Tournament against 12 seed UC San Diego on Thursday night in Denver (10 p.m. ET, TBS). To get you ready for the game, here are five stories from this season, including an in-depth profile on head coach Dusty May, stories on Michigan’s star players, Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin, and more.

The No. 14 Michigan Wolverines and UCSD Tritons square off in the NCAA Tournament opening round. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season between the two teams.

Michigan earned a No. 5 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament despite beating No. 3 seed Wisconsin for the Big Ten championship. Here are social reactions: