Michigan Basketball: 3 Thoughts on No. 1 seed, East Region

East is loaded

You are going to have to beat some really good teams to advance to the Sweet 16 and the Final Four. That’s just the way it is when you get to the NCAA tournament.

But there are a number of teams that could give Michigan problems, especially with Livers out and Michigan basketball having the adjust on the fly.

The Wolverines played one game without him and it was disjointed at times. How Howard handles this will determine how far the Wolverines go.

Still, a second-round matchup against LSU could be dangerous. The Tigers reached the SEC title game against Alabama, which is the No. 2 seed.

St. Bonaventure is the No. 9 seed and Colorado is also in the bracket, as well as Florida State, Texas, UCONN, Michigan State, if it wins a play-in game against UCLA, and BYU.

People talk about winning the national title or reaching the Final Four but the goal this first week is just to win your own four-team tournament. That puts you into the Sweet 16.

Can the Wolverines pull that off?