Tag: Michigan State Football Rankings

RJ Young of Fox Sports lists MSU in top 10, second-highest Big Ten team in preseason rankings

There aren’t many out there as high on the Spartans entering the 2022 season as RJ Young of FOX Sports

There aren’t many out there as high on the Spartans entering the 2022 season as RJ Young of Fox Sports.

Young released on Sunday his preseason top 25, which had the Spartans as the second-highest team in the Big Ten. Michigan State landed at No. 7 in his preseason rankings behind only Ohio State from the Big Ten at No. 2.

Other Big Ten teams he ranked were Iowa (No. 16), Minnesota (No. 22) and Wisconsin (No. 24). As you can now see, Young controversially left the Wolverines off his preseason top 25, which isn’t unusual for Young who likes to ruffle some feathers.

Check out Young’s complete preseason top 25 rankings below:

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Michigan State football listed in Lindy’s preseason top 25

Michigan State cracked Lindy’s preseason top 25 for the upcoming college football season

Michigan State cracked Lindy’s preseason top 25 for the upcoming college football season.

The preseason poll from Lindy’s was recently released, and the Spartans were one of the 25 teams to make the list. Michigan State came in at No. 20 on the list — which is rather low compared to similar preseason polls coming out.

Here’s what was written about the Spartans:

“The Spartans piled up players in the transfer portal and hope veteran leadership on offense can help replace the production of Doak Walker winner Kenneth Walker and his obvious impact in the ground game. Three new starters along the offensive line might be concerning. The secondary was college football’s worst in 2021, so improvements needed there are obvious as well.”

Other Big Ten teams listed in Lindy’s preseason poll include Ohio State (No. 2), Michigan (No. 6) and Wisconsin (No. 16).

Click on the tweet below to see the complete rankings:

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Spartans listed just outside top 10 in updated 2022 rankings from FOX Sports

Michigan State football is considered one of the top 12 teams in the country, according to FOX Sports

Michigan State football is considered one of the top 12 teams in the country, according to FOX Sports.

FOX Sports released a batch of too early rankings this past week, which found the Spartans near the top of the country. The Spartans came in at No. 12 on the list that ranked the top 30 teams nationally.

The Spartans were the third-highest Big Ten team — behind only Ohio State (No. 2) and Michigan (No. 4). Three other Big Ten teams also made the list, with Wisconsin (No. 18), Iowa (No. 23) and Penn State (No. 28) also ranked.

These rankings from FOX Sports aligns with a lot of these similar way-too-early rankings for the 2022 college football season. Michigan State is generally somewhere between No. 8 and No. 15 from what I’ve seen this offseason so it’s safe to say there will be high expectations in East Lansing, Mich. this fall.

Check out the complete rankings from FOX Sports below:

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Michigan State listed outside top 25 in USA TODAY’s ‘College football Re-Rank’ rankings

Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY isn’t particularly high on the Spartans heading into the 2022 season

Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY isn’t particularly high on the Spartans heading into the 2022 season.

Myerberg released his “College football Re-Rank” rankings on Monday, which saw the Spartans come in outside the top 25. Michigan State was officially listed at No. 28 in Myerberg’s rankings.

Michigan State came in behind the following Big Ten teams: Ohio State (No. 2), Michigan (No. 4), Iowa (No. 11), Penn State (No. 12) and Wisconsin (No. 18).

Click on the tweet below to see the complete rankings from USA TODAY:

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Michigan State football listed in top 20 of updated USA TODAY 2022 rankings

Erick Smith of USA TODAY is not as high on the 2022 Michigan State Spartans as many of his peers

Erick Smith of USA TODAY is not as high on the 2022 Michigan State Spartans as many of his peers.

Smith released an updated batch of preseason rankings with spring ball wrapped up across the country, and he didn’t have Michigan State as high as some other media outlets. While the Spartans have mostly been found right around the top 10 in other rankings, Smith listed Michigan State at No. 18 in his updated rankings.

Here’s a bit of what Smith had to say about Michigan State:

“The good news for the Spartans defense is that most of its starters are returning. The bad news is that the group ranked last in passing yards allowed (324.8) and 111th in total defense (441.9). Like last year, coach Mel Tucker was aggressive in the transfer portal to address his team’s needs.”

Other Big Ten teams listed in Smith’s rankings are Ohio State (No. 3), Michigan (No. 7), Iowa (No. 11), Wisconsin (No. 15) and Penn State (No. 20).

Check out the complete writeup on Michigan State and full rankings from Smith by clicking on the tweet below:

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MSU football right outside top 10 247Sports’ post-spring 2022 rankings

The national college football analysts at 247Sports believe Michigan State is one of the top 15 teams in the country exiting spring ball

The national college football analysts at 247Sports believe Michigan State is one of the top 15 teams in the country exiting spring ball.

247Sports released their post-spring rankings earlier this week, and Michigan State remained as one of the top teams on the list. The Spartans came in at No. 13 in the updated rankings, dropping a few spots from their previous rankings.

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

“The Spartans piled up players in the transfer portal and hope veteran leadership on offense can help replace the production of Doak Walker winner Kenneth Walker and his obvious impact in the ground game.”

Michigan State came in as the third highest-ranked Big Ten team behind only Ohio State (No. 2) and Michigan (No. 9).  Iowa (No. 21) was the lone other Big Ten team to be ranked.

Check out the complete rankings below:

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Michigan State football finishes in top 10 of USA TODAY ‘Re-Rank 1-130’ poll

See where Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY has Michigan State in his final batch of rankings

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Michigan State has ended the season as one of the top 10 teams in all of college football, according to Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY.

Myerberg released his batch 1-130 rankings of the season on Tuesday, with the Spartans landing at No. 8 on the list. Michigan State was the third-highest Big Ten team, behind only Michigan (No. 4) and Ohio State (No. 7).

The Spartans ended the 2021 season with an 11-2 record and a Peach Bowl victory over Pitt. Michigan State also finished the season ranked in the top 10 of both the AP and Coaches poll.

Click here to see the complete rankings from Myerberg.

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Michigan State football is just outside top 10 in latest AP Poll

Michigan State is nearly back in the top 10 of the AP Poll

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Michigan State is nearly back in the top 10 of the AP Poll.

The Spartans now sit at No. 11 in the updated AP Top 25 rankings that were released on Sunday. Michigan State moved up six spots from No. 17 in last week’s poll.

Michigan State was last ranked this high in 2018 when the Spartans started the season at No. 11 in the AP’s preseason poll.

Check out the complete top 25 rankings below:

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