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Michigan State women’s hoops ranked in AP Top 25 poll this week

Michigan State women’s basketball is ranked for the first time in the Robyn Fralick era

Michigan State women’s basketball is ranked for the first time in the Robyn Fralick era.

The Spartans cracked the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 on Monday for the first time since Fralick took over as the head coach. Fralick is in her second season in leading the Spartans.

Michigan State was ranked at No. 24 in this week’s poll. The Spartans are one of nine schools from the Big Ten to be ranked this week. UCLA leads the way as the No. 1 school in the country.

Michigan State is a perfect 8-0 on the season. Last week, the Spartans won the Acrisure Classic with wins over Cal and Vanderbilt.

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Michigan State basketball back in the top 25 of USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

The Spartans are ranked for the first time this year.

Michigan State basketball is ranked for the first time this year.

The Spartans cracked the top 25 of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for the first time this season on Monday. Michigan State came in at No. 25 in the updated poll released this week.

Michigan State is coming off an impressive showing at the Maui Invitational, where they won two of three games to finish in third-place. That included a notable victory over North Carolina to wrap up the tournament and improve to 6-2 overall on the year.

The Spartans are one of six teams from the Big Ten ranked this week. The other ranked Big Ten teams are Purdue (No. 7), Oregon (No. 10), Wisconsin (No. 11), Illinois (No. 17) and Michigan (No. 23).

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

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MSU Basketball listed in CBS Sports ‘Top 25 And 1’ rankings

Michigan State basketball is starting to get some recognition after a strong showing in Maui

Michigan State basketball is starting to get some recognition after a strong showing in Maui.

The Spartans remain unranked (for now) in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls, but Gary Parrish of CBS Sports has Michigan State in his top 25. Parrish releases a daily “Top 25 And 1” rankings, and on Sunday he had Michigan State at No. 15.

Of Big Ten teams, Michigan State is only behind Purdue (No. 7), Wisconsin (No. 9) and Oregon (No. 11).

Michigan State is 6-2 overall on the year following a strong showing in Maui. The Spartans picked up a pair of wins in the three-game tournament, including a notable overtime victory over North Carolina in the third-place game.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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MSU listed in Field of 68’s ‘Way Way Too Early Top 25’ rankings for 2024-25 season

Will Michigan State start the 2024-25 season in the preseason rankings?

Will Michigan State start the 2024-25 season in the preseason rankings? The Field of 68 team currently thinks that’ll be the case.

It’s the time of the year where everyone will be releasing their super early rankings for next year, and that includes The Field of 68 — who have the Spartans ranked. The Field of 68 has listed Michigan State as their No. 23 team entering the offseason.

Other Big Ten teams included in The Field of 68’s “way way too early top 25 rankings” are Purdue (No. 9), Maryland (No. 17), Rutgers (No. 18) and UCLA (No. 22).

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