The goal for the whole season has been about reaching the Final Four (and more). And Michigan basketball achieved the first step, having dominated Tennessee in the Elite Eight on Sunday to survive and advance, with one game promised and two possible.
And several media personalities and popular Wolverine fan accounts on X (formerly Twitter) had some pretty epic reactions.
On the heels of the Wolverines’ 95-62 win over the Vols, several notable names in local and national media, as well as some of the bigger Michigan basketball fan accounts, had a lot to say about the blowout win and the opportunity to win a national championship. With the Midwest bracket vanquished, and the nets cut, here is what those accounts had to say about Michigan’s big win.
Anthony Bellino
#Michigan is heading back to the Final Four for the 9th time #GoBlue〽️
— Anthony Bellino (@ACBellino) March 29, 2026
CBS Sports
No. 1-seed @UMichBball is dancing all the way to the FINAL FOUR‼️ pic.twitter.com/qGgLNWZHC9
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 29, 2026
Swanky Wolverine
It looks good on Michigan pic.twitter.com/olPUnOR765
— Swanky Wolverine (@swankywolverine) March 29, 2026
Scott Bell
We’ve seen a lot of Michigan wins by 30+ this season. But putting one together in the Elite 8 is pretty damn special. Two wins from a National Championship. LFG.
— Scott Bell (@sbell021) March 29, 2026
University of Michigan
IT’S GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE! 〽️ #GoBluehttps://t.co/dykNvtplcn
— University of Michigan (@UMich) March 29, 2026
Josh Henschke
— Josh Henschke (@JoshHenschke) March 29, 2026
Sam Dodge
Michigan-Arizona is going to be a war.
— Sam Dodge (@SamDodgeMLive) March 29, 2026
Derick Hutchinson
Two years after its worst season in program history, Michigan basketball is heading back to the Final Four. pic.twitter.com/36jr9PeXE3
— Derick Hutchinson (@Derick_Hutch) March 29, 2026
Brandon Justice
Dusty May, you have delivered us from evil. What a team. What a ball coach.
— Brandon Justice (@BrandonJustice_) March 29, 2026
Matt Fortuna
Michigan is going to the Final Four after a 95-62 beatdown of Tennessee.
The Wolverines are 35-3 — with 11 of those wins coming by 30 or more points.
— Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) March 29, 2026
John U. Bacon
Granted, with Iowa State knocked out, Michigan’s first four opponents haven’t been the toughest, but I’m not sure anyone’s playing better right now. All cylinders.
— John U. Bacon (@Johnubacon) March 29, 2026
Dave Portnoy
1 ticket punched. 1 more to go today. Time to buckle up for the hockey game. That’s the Michigan difference! #Gobluepic.twitter.com/CQMo1jru9r
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 29, 2026
Josh Pate
It’s a splattering in Chicago
— Josh Pate (@JoshPateCFB) March 29, 2026
Jordan Strack
Bruce Pearl: This is one team in Tennessee that Michigan can’t punk 🤣 pic.twitter.com/IAlr4toe5Q
— Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) March 29, 2026
Tom Fornelli
I’ve seen this Michigan game like 15 times this season.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) March 29, 2026
Seth Davis
I picked @ArizonaMBB to win the tournament but after seeing the Wildcats in person for two games I do think @umichbball has a gear the Cats (or anyone else) can’t reach.
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 29, 2026
Pat Forde
What a freakin’ clinic by Michigan. I’m reasonably sure that’s the most points Tennessee has given up in the first half this season.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) March 29, 2026
Vol Scoops
— Vol Scoops (@VolScoops) March 29, 2026
Nicole Auerbach
Tennessee is the fifth SEC team that a Big Ten team has knocked out of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) March 29, 2026
Connor Stalions
— Connor Stalions (@cpstalions) March 29, 2026
Dan Wolken
Michigan-Arizona will do numbers. The game of the year.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) March 29, 2026
Steve Deace
— MichiganPodcast (@MichiganPodcast) March 29, 2026
DeVante’ Jones
Michigan hockey, men’s and women’s are going to win the national championship! remember this tweet
— DeVante’ Jones (@3DevanteJ) March 29, 2026
Shannon Sharpe
Lendeborg aka Dominican LeBron doing it all. Scoring, Reb, assists. Wolverines playing gr8 and 20 mins from heading 2 Indy.#MarchMadness
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) March 29, 2026
Danny Kanell
My bad. I forgot. How do they look now??? #DKreceiptshttps://t.co/WK5rbM4oqf
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) March 29, 2026
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan basketball reaches Final Four, reactions
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