William & Mary at Michigan Preview: One quick breath

After a tough loss against UConn, the Michigan Wolverines had a nice bounce back game in Ann Arbor Wednesday, dispatching a quality Marquette team to get 2-1 on the season. While the new campaign is still young, early wins count as much as later ones, and with Villanova and the Players Era coming up soon, it helps to bank the available victories now.

Speaking of…the William & Mary Tribe is a mid-tier team in the CAA, finishing fourth and fifth in the conference under Brian Earl (who came over from my alma mater) and is expected to again finish right around there. Last year’s group went 20-12 and finished 145th in Kenpom, and the early 2026-27 metrics are right in line with this after a…