First-year Michigan coach Juwan Howard complimented his team after their title-winning run at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Michigan beat Gonzaga 82-64 to win the tournament, representing their second straight win over a top-10 opponent. 

Michigan beat UNC on Thursday.

"It's gratifying to be able to hold up that trophy and say, you know what? All that sacrifice we put through, all the hard work we put in, it was well worth it. Well, I'm sure we're on the map now,'' said Howard.

Michigan could become the 6th team since the AP Poll expanded to 25 teams to jump from unranked to top 10 in one week.

Michigan State are 11-2 favorites to win the 2020 national title at Caesars Sportsbook.

Kentucky and Kansas are listed at 6-1, followed by Memphis at 8-1. Memphis was previously listed at 40-1 at the beginning of the offseason before making the leap.

More money has been placed on Michigan State to win the national title than any other team.

Virginia are at 25-1 to repeat.