During the regular season , the team finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference . They earned a 5th seed in the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament , where they won the championship , thus defending the title won by the 2016 – 17 Wolverines in the 2017 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament the year before . The Wolverines finished the season with a 33 – 8 record , setting a program record for wins during a season . The team earned the third seed in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament and reached the Championship Game before losing to Villanova
2017 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team