Seth Greenberg speaks on No. 1 Michigan's success without 'top-10 guys'

The Michigan Wolverines inherited their first Associated Press No. 1 ranking since 2013 on Monday and wasted no time backing that up with a dominant road win over No. 7 Purdue on Tuesday.

Michigan (25-1, 15-1 Big Ten) has the nation's second-best scoring offense (90.6 PPG) and has six wins over ranked opponents, five of which have been by double-digits.

That success, however, has not been because of players who are projected to be at the top of the NBA Draft board in June. As former head coach and current ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg explains, a lot of it has come from Michigan's use of the transfer portal.

Seth Greenberg expands on Michigan's success this season

"They don't have top-10 guys, but they have a bunch of NBA players. What's been so effective is how they've utilized the portal," Greenberg said. "...Aday Mara, UCLA transfer, protects the front of the rim, seven-footer. Yaxel Lendeborg was probably the most pursued player in the portal from UAB, 6'9" small forward who can also slide to the four if you want to play small.

"Elliot Cadeau, who played at North Carolina last year, taking care of the basketball, explosive in transition. Morez Johnson (Jr.), so those four guys. You get an elite freshman in (Trey) McKenney and then you retain the key guys. ...Roddy Gayle (Jr.), you retain him. You retain Nimari Burnett, you retain (Will) Tschetter, you have depth that, now all of a sudden, you can play with anyone because of the roster."