The Wolverines , who finished the 2017 – 18 season 33 – 8 , were 13 – 5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth . As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they defeated Iowa , Nebraska , Michigan State , and Purdue to win the tournament championship . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As the No. 3 seed in the West region , they defeated Montana , Houston , Texas A&M , and Florida State to advance to the Final Four . In the National semifinal , they defeated Loyola-Chicago before losing to Villanova in the championship game
Big Ten Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team