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After going into East Lansing shorthanded with Isaiah Livers dealing with a groin injury, it was a tough matchup for No. 12 Michigan against rival No. 14 MSU.
The Spartans, led by senior point guard Cassius Winston flexed on their home court, never once surrendering the lead, despite the Wolverines’ best efforts in the loss at the Breslin Center.
Afterwards, the AP voters saw two teams moving in opposite directions, and the once top 5 Wolverines now find themselves near the bottom of the AP Top 25. While the win catapulted MSU up to No. 8, Michigan dropped just as much as the Spartans rose, coming in at No. 19 in the latest rankings.
Michigan still has the best win on the season, as No. 1 Gonzaga’s only loss thus far, but also has losses to No. 8 MSU, No. 9 Oregon in overtime, and No. 13 Louisville.
Michigan will still have to contend with MSU once more this season, and will face No. 20 Penn State later this month, MSU and No. 11 Ohio State in February and will end the 2019-20 regular season against No. 12 Maryland in College Park.
| 1 | Gonzaga (16-1) | 1 |
| 2 | Duke (13-1) | 2 |
| 3 | Kansas (11-2) | 3 |
| 4 | Baylor (11-1) | 6 |
| 5 | Auburn (13-0) | 8 |
| 6 | Butler (14-1) | 11 |
| 7 | San Diego State (15-0) | 13 |
| 8 | Michigan State (12-3) | 14 |
| 9 | Oregon (12-3) | 4 |
| 10 | Florida State (13-2) | 18 |
| 11 | Ohio State (11-3) | 5 |
| 12 | Maryland (12-2) | 15 |
| 13 | Louisville (11-3) | 7 |
| 14 | Kentucky (10-3) | 17 |
| 15 | Dayton (13-2) | 20 |
| 16 | Villanova (10-3) | 10 |
| 17 | West Virginia (11-2) | 16 |
| 18 | Virginia (11-2) | 19 |
| 19 | Michigan (10-4) | 12 |
| 20 | Penn State (12-2) | 21 |
| 21 | Memphis (12-2) | 9 |
| 22 | Texas Tech (10-3) | 22 |
| 23 | Wichita State (13-1) | 24 |
| 24 | Arizona (11-3) | 25 |
| 25 | Colorado (12-3) |