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Michigan players watch Minnesota crush their NCAA hopes. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Michigan players watch Minnesota crush their NCAA hopes. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Michigan’s misery had company.

The Wolverines didn’t see or hear what they wanted when the NCAA tournament announced its field of 65 teams.

Joining Michigan (18-10) as at-large hopefuls headed to the NIT: Cincinnati (19-12), Florida State (19-9), Maryland (19-12), Hofstra (24-6), Missouri State (20-8) and Creighton (19-9).

Michigan opened the season with a 16-3 record before collapsing with seven losses in their last nine games, including a loss to Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

“We didn’t do what we should have,” Michigan guard Daniel Horton said after watching the selection show with his teammates and coaches. “We put our future in the hands of someone else.”