The Wolverines sit at No. 24 in the latest rankings, which were released Monday afternoon. Michigan is one of six Big Ten programs represented in the poll, joining No. 13 Illinois, No. 15 Oregon, No. 16 Michigan State, No. 20 Purdue and No. 22 UCLA.

The coaches recognized this, finally, and Michigan basketball ended up being ranked in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, at No. 24, with a Tuesday game at NO. 21 UCLA up next. It has a loss to No. 16 Oklahoma and two more to unranked Wake Forest and Arkansas, but is undefeated in Big Ten play thus far.

After Danny Wolf passed to Tre Donaldson, who passed to Vladislav Goldin for a fast-break dunk, Donaldson flexed in front of the Michigan bench, behind which fans in maize and blue roared in approval.