After wins over Purdue, Maryland and Wisconsin to capture the Big Ten Tournament title, Michigan was rewarded by the selection committee with a No. 5 seed. ... In the South Region in the same pod as No.

The Wolverines grinded out a victory over Wisconsin in Sunday’s title game 59-53 despite dismal shooting much of the afternoon. Michigan and its fans have to move on quickly: The NCAA Tournament bracket will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on CBS.

Wisconsin hit two more free throws to go up 11 but Will Tschetter finally stopped the bleeding with a three, and with 12:11 remaining in the game, it was 38-30, Badgers. Goldin got a layup just before the under-12 timeout and the deficit was six.