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MSU hoops cracks top five of FOX Sports’ preseason poll

Michigan State basketball has landed in the top five of another preseason top 25 poll

Michigan State basketball has landed in the top five of another preseason top 25 poll.

Jon Fanta has released his preseason FOX College Hoops Preseason Top 25 poll and to no surprise, the Spartans are near the top. Michigan State comes in at No. 4 behind only Kansas (No. 1), Duke (No. 2) and Purdue (No. 3).

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

Yes, the Big Ten has two of my top-four teams and possesses as strong of a shot as any to win the conference’s first national championship since 2000. Tom Izzo has over 80% of his scoring back from last season with a closer in Tyson Walker, who has evolved into one of top guards in college basketball. The Spartans have an abundance of talent in the backcourt with A.J. Hoggard and Jaden Akins, not to mention four-star freshman Jeremy Fears and sophomore Tre Hollman, who should make a leap.

Michigan State and Purdue are two of four teams from the Big Ten to make Fanta’s list. The other two conference peers are Maryland at No. 19 and Illinois at No. 25.

Click on the tweet below to read Fanta’s full breakdown of Michigan State and to see his complete top 25 preseason poll:

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On3 puts MSU basketball at top of preseason Big Ten power rankings

Jamie Shaw of On3 has Michigan State as his top team in the Big Ten entering the 2023-24 basketball season

Jamie Shaw of On3 has Michigan State as his top team in the Big Ten entering the 2023-24 basketball season.

Shaw released a batch of preseason basketball power rankings for the Big Ten on Monday and had the Spartans at the top of the list. Michigan State is just ahead of fellow preseason top five squad Purdue. After those teams, Shaw likes Illinois (No. 3), Ohio State (No. 4) and Wisconsin (No. 5).

Michigan State will open the 2023-24 season on Nov. 6 against James Madison. The Spartans will play exhibition games against Hillsdale College on Oct. 24 and Tennessee on Oct. 29 before the regular season tips off the following week.

Check out the complete rankings below and the rest of Shaw’s thoughts on the league by clicking the link included in the tweet:

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MSU basketball listed in top 5 of 247Sports’ preseason poll

See where the Spartans land in 247Sports’ preseason college basketball poll

Michigan State basketball will enter the 2023-24 season as one of the top three teams in the country, according to 247Sports.

247Sports released its preseason top 25 poll on Monday, which had the Spartans listed at No. 3. Michigan State is behind Kansas and Duke.

The Spartans are one of only two Big Ten teams listed in the poll. Purdue is right behind them at No. 4. Check out the rankings by clicking on the tweet below:

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Big Ten releases MSU basketball’s conference schedule for 2023-24 season

Michigan State will open conference play this year in early December against Wisconsin

We now have a complete view of the Michigan State basketball 2023-24 schedule.

The Spartans released their official non-conference schedule last month, and on Tuesday the Big Ten released the conference slate. Michigan State will officially begin conference play against Wisconsin on December 5 at home and cap the regular season in a road tilt at Indiana on March 10.

Other notable games include playing Michigan at home on January 30 and on the road on February 17, and a road trip to Purdue on March 2.

Check out the complete Big Ten schedule for the Spartans below:

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MSU basketball listed in top five of ESPN’s updated ‘way-too-early’ 2023 rankings

Michigan State basketball remains in the top five of ESPN’s updated Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings for the 2023-24 season

Michigan State basketball remains in the top five of ESPN’s updated Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings for the 2023-24 season.

Jeff Borzello of ESPN updated his preseason rankings for the 2023-24 season earlier this month and the Spartans have remained near the top of the country. But they aren’t the top team in their own conference.

Michigan State came in at No. 4 in Borzello’s updated rankings, which was one spot behind Purdue at No. 3. Kansas was his top team and Duke was his No. 2 team.

Check out the complete rankings from Borzello below:

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On3: MSU basketball is one of 10 teams that can win national championship this season

MSU will enter the 2023-24 season with legit aspirations of winning a national championship, according to Jamie Shaw of On3

Michigan State basketball will enter the 2023-24 season with legit aspirations of winning a national championship, and Jamie Shaw of On3 agrees.

Shaw put together a list of teams that “could win a men’s basketball national championship in 2023-24” and the Spartans were included. The other nine teams listed by Shaw were Arizona, Arkansas, UConn, Duke, Houston, Kansas, Kentucky, Miami (FL) and Purdue.

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

“Tom Izzo returns four of his top five and eight of his top ten scorers from a Sweet Sixteen team last season. He also adds a top-five class that brings in four players ranked among On3’s top 75 in the country. Tyson Walker, AJ Hoggard, and Jaden Akins are one of the most experienced backcourts in the country. …”

Read the complete story from Shaw by clicking on the link below:

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MSU basketball rises in updated 2023-24 rankings from CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish

Michigan State has moved inside the top 10 in CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish’s updated rankings for the 2023-24 season

Michigan State has moved inside the top 10 in CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish’s updated rankings for the 2023-24 season.

The Spartans currently sit at No. 9 in version 6.0 of Parrish’s “Top 25 and 1” rankings for the 2023-24 season. Michigan State had originally been outside the top 10 but has since moved up due to roster adjustments across the country — including the positives of Tyson Walker and Malik Hall coming back to Michigan State for another year.

Michigan State is one of two Big Ten teams to be ranked by Parrish, with Purdue sitting at No. 2 nationally. Check out the complete rankings by clicking on the tweet below:

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