NCAA Tournament 2018: Ranking remaining teams in Final Four

BOSTON, MA - MARCH 25: Jalen Brunson #1 of the Villanova Wildcats celebrates defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders 71-59 in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional to advance to the 2018 Final Four at TD Garden on March 25, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 24: Moritz Wagner #13 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates his basket against the Florida State Seminoles during the second half in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament West Regional Final at Staples Center on March 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Michigan is playing some tremendous basketball right now. John Beilein continues to be one of the most underrated coaches in college basketball, leading Michigan to his second Final Four in the past six years, looking to get back to the national title game.

How wild would it be to see Michigan win the 2018 national title the year that Louisville was stripped of its 2013 crown — the Wolverines lost in the title game to the Cardinals that year. It would almost be poetic justice.

The Wolverines are a perimeter-based team and that’s what either makes or breaks them. Lately, though, it’s been the former. They’ve been putting teams away with hot shooting and did so against Texas A&M in the Sweet 16, scoring a whopping 99 points and winning by 27.

The other wins weren’t quite as pretty, though. Michigan beat Montana in the first round by 14, but it was ugly, and then Houston at the buzzer in the round of 32. That seemed to spark this team as they have beaten Texas A&M and Florida State since.

Although Michigan may be the third-best team, on paper, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see the Wolverines win the title. They’re the hottest team in the nation.

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