Michigan Basketball: Wolverines lead the way in Big Ten uniform rankings

Michigan basketball comes in at number one because the Wolverines just have a simple clean uniform that has enough accents in it to make it look great.

The lettering and numbering are normal and are outlined in white to make it pop off the jersey. They have the classic block M on both pant legs and then they have the nice two-color outline of the collar, sleeves, and pants. The outline on the sleeves is missing in almost every other team in the Big Ten and while it is small it makes a difference.

If we were ranking these uniforms ten years ago, Michigan would be way down the list. They got caught up in trying to make their uniform look fancy and it just did not work for them. Michigan is one of those schools that just does not need to mess with something that works and this uniform works. It is the best looking one in the Big Ten and one of the best in the country also.

The one thing they could do is like Minnesota earlier is to exclusively wear their Maize uniforms at home. The white is a nice look but the Maize is better. And again we would be treated to color vs color games each Michigan home game and that is always a win in my book.

These rankings will inevitably change next year as different teams try and tinker with their uniforms trying to be appealing to the kids coming out of high schools. But one thing I do know is most teams would be on the right track if they just went back to their roots and stayed with what works. Just ask Michigan and Indiana.