Michigan has ended its national championship drought in men’s basketball.
The Wolverines captured the program’s first national title since 1989 with their 69-63 win over UConn at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Aday Mara of the Michigan Wolverines reacts during the second half of a game against the UConn Huskies in the National Championship of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 06, 2026. Getty Images Michigan has reached the NCAA Tournament final five times since 1989, before this year, but had never been able to come up with a win in the span.
Michigan held the lead for much of the game, but held off a late push by the Huskies to prevent UConn from winning its third title in the last four years.
