Michigan basketball wins 1st national title in 37 years

Late-game free throws sealed the victory for the No. 1-seeded Michigan Wolverines, who are your 2026 NCAA Tournament national champions after taking down the No. 2-seeded UConn Huskies 69-63 inside Lucas Oil Stadium. The championship victory on Monday (April 6), which is Michigan’s first since 1989, secured the Big Ten’s first NCAA Tournament title since Tom Izzo and his Michigan State Spartans won in Indianapolis in 2000.