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NBC Sports Top 25: Michigan, Big Ten climbing in the rankings

Michigan v Villanova

VILLANOVA, PA - NOVEMBER 14: Zavier Simpson #3 and Isaiah Livers #4 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrate with Ignas Brazdeikis #13 after Brazdeikis made a basket and was fouled in the first half against the Villanova Wildcats at Finneran Pavilion on November 14, 2018 in Villanova, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

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The biggest shakeup of the last week came thanks to Michigan, who not only rolled into Villanova and beat the brakes off of the then-No. 4 Wildcats, they then went up to Mohegan Sun and easily brushed off both George Washington and Providence en route to a dominating win in the Air Force Reserves Tip-Off tournament.

With that win, the Wolverines jumped all the way up to ninth in our preseason top 25, which might actually be low considering just how good this team has been to date.

It also adds to a theme that we see this week: Big Ten teams jumping leaps and bounds into the NBC Sports Top 25. Michigan is 9th. Michigan State is still 13th. Ohio State, Iowa and Purdue climbed into the back end of the rankings at 22, 23 and 25, while Wisconsin, Nebraska and Indiana are all good enough that there would be nothing wrong with slotting them somewhere in the same range.

The ACC, for my money, is the best conference in the country, but the Big Ten looks to be right there with the Big 12 and the SEC in the running for the second best conference in the country.

1. Duke (3-0, Last week: 1)
2. Kansas (3-0, 2)
3. Gonzaga (3-0, 3)
4. North Carolina (4-0, 8)
5. Tennessee (3-0, 6)
6. Virginia (3-0, 7)
7. Nevada (3-0, 5)
8. Auburn (3-0, 9)
9. Michigan (5-0, 22)
10. Kansas State (4-0, 10)
11. Virginia Tech (4-0, 11)
12. Florida State (2-0, 12)
13. Michigan State (3-1, 13)
14. TCU (3-0, 14)
15. UCLA (3-0, 15)
16. Kentucky (3-1, 18)
17. Oregon (3-1, 16)
18. LSU (4-0, 19)
19. Mississippi State (3-0, 20)
20. Clemson (3-0, 21)
21. N.C. State (4-0, 23)
22. Ohio State (4-0, UR)
23. Iowa (4-0, UR)
24. Buffalo (2-0, 25)
25. Purdue (4-1, UR)

New Additions: No. 22 Ohio State, No. 23 Iowa, No. 25 Purdue
Dropped Out: 4. Villanova, 17. Syracuse, 24. Marquette