Michigan’s margin for error to secure a March Madness 1-seed just got much slimmer

Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May | Craig Strobeck-Imagn ImagesMichigan is one of the best teams in the country. That much has become clear over the Wolverines’ 26-2 start to Dusty May’s second season. Even after Michigan’s loss to Duke on Saturday in D.C., it still has an inside track to a one-seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, that path got much slimmer on Wednesday night.

With the Wolverines idle one night after getting back into the win column with a 77-67 victory over Minnesota at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, UConn made a statement that the rest of the country has to take notice of.

After a disappointing 81-72 loss to St. John's at the beginning of the month at Madison…