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Rivals CBB analyst lists MSU a Big Ten contender in updated power rankings

Michigan State basketball will open up conference play this upcoming week

Michigan State basketball will open up conference play this upcoming week, so it’s only fitting we get an updated batch of power rankings from David Klein of Spartans Illustrated.

Klein released his “FINAL Pre-Szn B1G (Basketball) Rankings” on Sunday, and he has the Spartans near the top of the league. Klein broke up the power rankings into tiers and has the Spartans at the top of the second tier (Conference Contenders). Overall, Michigan State is listed at No. 5 of 18 teams in Klein’s rankings.

Michigan State is currently 6-2 overall and coming off a strong showing in the Maui Invitational. The Spartans finished in third place in the loaded event, which included a marquee win over North Carolina in the finale.

Michigan State basketball opens conference play with a road game at Minnesota on Wednesday. From there, the Spartans will host Nebraska on Saturday.

Click here to see the complete power rankings from Klein.

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Where does MSU land in updated Fox Sports Big Ten power rankings?

See where MSU lands in FOX Sports’ updated Big Ten power rankings following week two action

Michigan State picked up a huge road win this past weekend, but remains in the bottom half of the Big Ten, according to Fox Sports’ Michael Cohen.

Cohen released his updated Big Ten power rankings following Week 2 action. He has Michigan State at No. 11, which is one spot behind Rutgers and one spot ahead of Washington.

Check out the rankings from Cohen in the social media platform X post below:

Michigan State (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten) hosts Football Championship Subdivision foe Prairie View A&M on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET.

In our Spartans Wire Big Ten power rankings released this week, Michigan State was slightly higher. You can check out those power rankings by clicking on the link below:

Big Ten Power Rankings: Where does MSU land after big road win?

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Spartans listed near bottom of updated MLive Big Ten Power Rankings

MLive has Michigan State as one of the worst teams in their updated Big Ten power rankings

Kyle Austin of MLive has Michigan State as one of the worst teams in his updated Big Ten power rankings.

MLive dropped updated Big Ten power rankings on Tuesday morning, and the Spartans are near the bottom. After a lackluster performance in week one, Michigan State came in at No. 16 in the power rankings.

Michigan State was only ahead of Minnesota (No. 18) and Indiana (No. 17).

Click on the post below to see the complete power rankings from Austin:

https://twitter.com/SpartansMLive/status/1830910866998390995

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Spartans listed in bottom half of Athlon Sports’ Big Ten Preseason Power Rankings

Michigan State football is listed in the bottom half of the league in Athlon Sports’ Big Ten Preseason Power Rankings

Michigan State football is listed in the bottom half of the league in Athlon Sports’ Big Ten Preseason Power Rankings.

Steven Lassan of Athlon Sports has put together a batch of preseason power rankings for the new 18-team Big Ten and he’s not particularly high on the Spartans. But also isn’t burying Michigan State either.

Lassan has Michigan State at No. 13 in the league, which is one sport behind Minnesota and one spot ahead of UCLA. Here’s a bit of what Lassan had to say about the Spartans:

“New coach Jonathan Smith is one of the offseason’s top hires, but the Spartans bring back only nine starters off a team that went 4-8 last year. If Smith is to exceed expectations in ’24, Oregon State transfer quarterback Aidan Chiles has to deliver a breakout year, while an offensive line that returns only one starter needs to quickly fall into place.”

Click on the post below to see the complete rankings from Lassan:

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Where is Rutgers football in the On3Sports Big Ten power rankings?

The Big Ten power rankings from On3 are out.

Following a solid spring and with a very strong core, the arrow appears to be pointed up Rutgers football in the Big Ten.

And that very much includes the media, with conventional wisdom seeing Rutgers as an improved team in 2024. In their Big Ten power rankings this week, On3 placed the Scarlet Knights in the top half of the conference.

The high placement for Rutgers reflects the improvement made by Rutgers as well as the optimism from the win over Miami in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.

Rutgers finished last year 7-6 and with a bowl win for the first time since 2014.

On3’s Jesse Simonton puts Rutgers as his No. 8 team in his post-spring power rankings:

“…if Minnesota transfer Athan Kaliakmanis is the answer at quarterback then this is a team that could definitely finish in the top half (or better) of the Big Ten this fall…The defense returns the bulk of its starters off a Top 20 unit in 2023.”

To read Simonton’s full rankings, click here.

 

Ohio State leads the way in the power rankings followed by Oregon and Michigan.

MSU listed in bottom half of CBS Sports’ Post-Spring Big Ten power rankings

See where Michigan State lands in CBS Sports’ post-spring Big Ten power rankings

In the eyes of CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli, Michigan State football is a bottom-half team in the Big Ten as we exit the spring.

Fornelli put out a post-spring batch of Big Ten power rankings and the Spartans landed in the bottom half of the new 18-team league. Fornelli has the Spartans at No. 12 in his power rankings — one spot behind Maryland and one spot ahead of Illinois.

Here’s a little bit of Fornelli had to say about Michigan State:

“It has been an offseason of change in East Lansing, Michigan. There was an exodus of players, as is typically the case when there’s a regime change, but the Spartans lost some key contributors on defense to the portal this spring.”

To no surprise, Ohio State and Oregon were at the top of Fornelli’s power rankings, but how did the rest of the league shake out?

Click on the post below to see the complete Big Ten power rankings from Fornelli and what else he had to say about Michigan State:

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Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: Where’s MSU land after terrible week on hardwood?

See where MSU and the rest of the league lands in our weekly Big Ten basketball power rankings

It doesn’t get much worse than what Michigan State basketball did this week.

The Spartans dropped a pair of home games as heavy favorites this week, losing on Sunday off a buzzer-beater to Ohio State. Michigan State had led the entire game and blew a 12-point second half lead in the loss.

With a pair of losses this week, Michigan State’s chances of making the NCAA Tournament took a hit but how did it affect our power rankings position?

See where Michigan State and the rest of the league lands in our weekly Big Ten basketball power rankings below:

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: MSU moves up after pair of strong road showings this week

See where MSU and the rest of the league lands in our weekly Big Ten basketball power rankings

It was a great week for Michigan State basketball.

The Spartans were able to slay their road woes and picked up a pair of wins away from home. It was against subpar teams but was still a big step forward for Michigan State after winning only one road game all year up until this week.

So how does the Spartans’ strong week impact their spot in our weekly Big Ten power rankings?

See where Michigan State and the rest of the league lands in our weekly Big Ten basketball power rankings below:

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: Where does MSU land after up-and-down week?

See where MSU and the rest of the league lands in our weekly Big Ten basketball power rankings

It was an up-and-down week for the Spartans but the good news for Michigan State is that it ended on major positive note.

The Spartans were able to bounce back from a midweek loss at Minnesota to earn a Quad 1 win over Illinois on Saturday. That win improved Michigan State to 15-9 overall and pushed the Spartans one step closer to sealing another trip to the NCAA Tournament.

So where does Michigan State sit in our updated power rankings?

See where Michigan State and the rest of the league lands in our weekly Big Ten basketball power rankings below:

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: MSU remains near top of league after pair of wins

See where MSU and the rest of the league lands in our weekly Big Ten basketball power rankings

Michigan State basketball picked up a pair of wins this past week to remain near the top of the Big Ten in our latest power rankings.

The Spartans first took care of business against rival Michigan on Tuesday and then followed that up with a gritty victory over Maryland on Saturday. The two wins moved Michigan State to 14-8 overall and 6-5 in Big Ten play.

So where does Michigan State sit in our updated power rankings?

See where Michigan State and the rest of the league lands in our weekly Big Ten basketball power rankings below: