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MSU Hoops still sitting outside top 25 in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Michigan State basketball will spend at least one more week outside the top 25 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Michigan State basketball will spend at least one more week outside the top 25 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

The new rankings dropped on Monday, and to no surprise, Michigan State was still sitting outside the top 25. The Spartans received nine votes in this week’s poll, which is 20 less votes from last week’s poll.

The Spartans are unofficially ranked No. 33 this week based on other teams that received votes as well.

From the Big Ten, Purdue was the highest-ranked team at No. 6. Indiana was next at No. 18, followed by Illinois at No. 20 and Wisconsin at No. 25. Rutgers and Ohio State both dropped out of the rankings this week.

Michigan State is 3-1 overall on the year, and will host Samford on Tuesday night from the Breslin Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

Click here to see the complete rankings from USA TODAY Sports.

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MSU Basketball left out of updated AP Top 25 poll

Michigan State basketball received votes but remains outside the top 25 this week

For another week, Michigan State basketball is not listed in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 poll.

The updated top 25 came out on Monday, and Michigan State was once again on the outside. The Spartans received 41 votes, which would unofficially put them at No. 31 in the updated poll.

The Big Ten had only four teams ranked this week, with Purdue leading the way at No. 13. Behind the Boilermakers was Indiana at No. 16, Ohio State at No. 21 and Rutgers at No. 24. Illinois was the first team outside of the poll.

Michigan State picked up a pair of wins in the opening week of the season, with both games being blowouts. The Spartans will carry that 2-0 record into Tuesday night’s massive matchup against No. 1 Kansas in the annual Champions Classic event.

Click here to see the complete AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball poll.

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Spartans receive votes, remain unranked in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

MSU basketball once again received votes but remains outside the top 25 in the updated USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Michigan State basketball once again received votes but remains outside the top 25 in the updated USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

The updated rankings were released on Monday, with the Spartans receiving 29 votes. That would put Michigan State unofficially at No. 31 in the rankings.

There were a total of five teams from the Big Ten included in this week’s top 25 rankings. That included Purdue (No. 12), Indiana (No. 16), Illinois (No. 20), Ohio State (No. 22) and Rutgers (No. 24). UCLA dropped out of the rankings this week.

Michigan State picked up a pair of wins in the opening week of the season, with both games being blowouts. The Spartans will carry that 2-0 record into Tuesday night’s massive matchup against No. 1 Kansas in the annual Champions Classic event.

Click here to see the complete USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

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Where does MSU basketball land in CBS Sports’ preseason rankings?

See where the Spartans landed in Matt Norlander’s preseason rankings on CBS Sports

Michigan State basketball is the first team outside the top 25 in CBS Sports’ preseason rankings released on Thursday.

Matt Norlander of CBS Sports published his annual preseason “Top 100 And 1 best teams” rankings on Thursday, with the Spartans falling just outside the top 25. Norlander had Michigan State come in at No. 26 in his rankings.

Here’s a little bit of what Norlander had to say about the Spartans:

The last time MSU had a seed better than No. 7 was 2019 (though it would have been either a No. 2 or No. 3 in 2020). We’re waiting on the return of vintage Michigan State. Will it happen in 2025? How many years does Tom Izzo still want to do this? Two more? Five? Whatever it is, I do expect Sparty to qualify for a 27th straight NCAA Tournament and for this team to be embedded in the strong and deep second tier in the Big Ten.

Of Big Ten teams, Michigan State was No. 6. The following teams from the Big Ten were ahead of the Spartans: Purdue (No. 7), UCLA (No. 16), Michigan (No. 18), Indiana (No. 20) and Illinois (No. 22).

Click here or on the social media post below to see the complete rankings from Norlander on CBS Sports.

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MSU included in CBB analyst Jon Rothstein’s updated rankings

College basketball analyst Jon Rothstein has MSU as a fringe top 25 team entering the 2024-25 season

College basketball analyst and insider Jon Rothstein has Michigan State as a fringe top 25 team entering the 2024-25 season.

Rothstein released his updated “Rothstein 45” rankings this past week, and to no surprise, the Spartans were included. He had Michigan State at No. 27 in the rankings.

From the Big Ten, Rothstein had the following teams ahead of the Spartans: Purdue (No. 9), Indiana (No. 15), UCLA (No. 16), Ohio State (No. 19) and Oregon (No. 24).

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MSU listed just outside ESPN’s ‘Way-Too-Early’ Top 25 rankings for 2024-25 season

MSU basketball will start the offseason just outside the top 25 in the eyes of ESPN’s Jeff Borzello

Michigan State basketball will start the offseason just outside the top 25 in the eyes of ESPN’s Jeff Borzello.

Borzello — like so many of his college basketball writing peers — released his way-too-early rankings for next season on Tuesday, which had the Spartans just outside the top 25. Borzello put Michigan State on his “next in line” list suggesting the Spartans are just outside the top 25.

Borzello had _ teams from the Big Ten in his rankings, including Purdue (No. 6), UCLA (No. 19), Maryland (No. 20), Rutgers (No. 21) and Wisconsin (No. 24). Ohio State was also included in the “next in line” list.

Check out the complete rankings from Borzello by clicking on the post below:

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Where MSU and every other Big Ten team lands in Sports Illustrated’s ‘1-363 college basketball rankings’

See where Michigan State lands in Sports Illustrated’s preseason “1-363 college basketball rankings”

The college basketball season is nearly here so it’s time to see where the experts see Michigan State stacking up this year.

Sports Illustrated released its preseason rankings for every school in the country, with Michigan State landing outside of the top 25. But how far outside the top 25 were the Spartans and how do they compare to their Big Ten peers?

See where Michigan State and every other Big Ten team lands in Sports Illustrated’s 1-363 college basketball rankings released this week:

Michigan State basketball just outside top 10 in Andy Katz’ updated 2022-23 power rankings

Michigan State basketball will enter the 2022-23 season as a fringe top 10 team, according to college basketball analyst Andy Katz

Michigan State basketball will enter the 2022-23 season as a fringe top 10 team, according to college basketball analyst Andy Katz.

Katz released an updated batch of his “Power 36” rankings for the 2022-23 college basketball season where he has the Spartans just outside the top 10. Katz ranks Michigan State at No. 10 and has this to say about the Spartans:

“Joey Hauser is returning. Max Christie is on the fence. But the Spartans should be a Big Ten contender.”

The Spartans are listed as the second-highest Big Ten team in these rankings behind only Michigan at No. 5. Other Big Ten teams ranked include Purdue (No. 13), Indiana (No. 19), Illinois (No. 29), Ohio State (No. 30), Wisconsin (No. 34) and Rutgers (No. 36).

Check out his complete rankings by clicking on the tweet below:

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Michigan State basketball drops in latest AP Top 25 poll

See where Michigan State lands in this week’s AP Top 25 poll

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For a second straight week the Spartans have dropped a few spots in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 poll.

Michigan State slid four spots down the rankings to come in at No. 17 this week. The Spartans were in the top 10 just a few weeks ago but losses in back-to-back weeks has them dropping.

Other Big Ten teams ranked this week includes Purdue (No. 3), Illinois (No. 13), Wisconsin (No. 14) and Ohio State (No. 16).

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