Who does Michigan play next in March Madness? Auburn or Creighton await in Sweet 16
Michigan basketball is moving on to the second weekend of March Madness.
The Wolverines' amazing turnaround in Year 1 under Dusty May continued with a victory over a tough Texas A&M team on Saturday.
Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 26 points coming off the bench as the Wolverines rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat the Aggies by 11.
With the win over the Aggies, the Wolverines now head to Atlanta where the South region will play its Sweet 16 games beginning Friday night at State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks.
Buy tickets to Michigan's March Madness game vs. either Auburn or Creighton
While Michigan has already locked up its spot in the regional semifinals, we won't know who the Wolverines play for a couple hours.
Who does Michigan play in the Sweet 16?
The Wolverines will play the winner of Saturday's late game in Lexington, Kentucky, between 1-seed Auburn and 9-seed Creighton for a chance to make the Elite Eight.
Auburn is the top overall seed in the tournament after an incredibly impressive regular season, with the Tigers winning the SEC regular season crown and racking up the most Quad 1 wins in the country with a gauntlet of a nonconference schedule.
Creighton, meanwhile, took down Louisville in the first round and finished second in the Big East with a 15-5 record.
On the other side of the bracket, 2-seed Michigan State will play 10-seed New Mexico (in Cleveland) and 3-seed Iowa State will play 6-seed Mississippi (in Milwaukee) on Sunday to determine the other Sweet 16 matchup in the South region.
If the Spartans take care of business against the Lobos, the chance for a rivalry matchup in the regional final with a trip to the Final Four is still in play.
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