Northwestern is in a great position to secure back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The Wildcats are fourth in the Big 10 and will face two of the worst teams in the conference over the next six days, starting with the last-place Michigan Wolverines on Thursday.
Michigan is in the midst of a lost season at just 8-18 overall and the seat could be hot for Juwan Howard, who went to an Elite 8 and a Sweet 16 over his first three seasons in Ann Arbor. Since upsetting ranked Wisconsin on Feb.