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MSU Hockey receives No. 1 seed, will face Western Michigan in NCAA Tournament

Michigan State hockey is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012

Michigan State hockey is going back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in over a decade.

The Spartans received a No. 1 seed in the Maryland Heights Region and will face Western Michigan on Friday evening. The Spartans and Broncos will take the ice at 5 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on ESPNU.

The other matchup in the Spartans’ region is between North Dakota and Michigan. The winners of the two first round matchups will play for a trip to the Frozen Four on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Michigan State won both the Big Ten regular season and conference tournament championships this year. This is the Spartans’ first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2012.

Check out the complete 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket below:

The 2024 Men’s Ice Hockey Bracket 🏒✨#NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/YsK1ROtiMY

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) March 24, 2024

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WATCH: MSU players, head coach Tom Izzo press conference loss to North Carolina

Hear what head coach Tom Izzo and a few of the Spartans had to say following Saturday’s loss to North Carolina

The offseason has officially begun for the Spartans.

The Spartans let a fast start sizzle out in a blowout loss to North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday evening. With the season-ending loss, Michigan State fell to 20-15 on the year.

Hear what head coach Tom Izzo and a few of the Spartans had to say following Saturday’s loss to North Carolina — video courtesy of the Detroit Free Press:

WATCH: MSU head coach Tom Izzo meets with media following loss to North Carolina

Hear what Tom Izzo had to say after Michigan State basketball’s season-ending loss vs. North Carolina on Saturday

The Michigan State basketball season is officially over.

Hear what head coach Tom Izzo had to say about the game and the season as a whole in his postgame media availability — video is courtesy of SpartanMag:

MSU Basketball vs. Mississippi State: LSJ’s Graham Couch provides his determining factors, prediction

Check out LSJ columnist Graham Couch’s prediction for this matchup between Michigan State and Mississippi State

It’s time for the Spartans to make a run if they’re going to ever live up to their preseason hype.

Michigan State basketball has had a disappointing season but could change the whole narrative of the season with a run here in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans’ potential run in March will start with a first round matchup against No. 8 seed Mississippi State.

Michigan State is the lower seed in this matchup but is the slight favorite on FanDuel by 1.5 points. The winner of this matchup will most likely face No. 1 seed North Carolina in the second round on Saturday.

Every game, Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal provides his breakdown of the matchup with key determining factors and a prediction. So how does he feel about this matchup between the Spartans and Bulldogs?

Check out Couch’s prediction for this matchup between Michigan State and Mississippi State by clicking on the tweet below:

Michigan State basketball vs. Mississippi State NCAA tournament tipoff: Matchup analysis and a prediction https://t.co/6PdKHaHpkg

— Lansing State Journal (@LSJNews) March 20, 2024

LOOK: Odds posted for MSU Basketball to reach Final Four

Could Michigan State basketball get hot at the right time and go on a run in the NCAA Tournament?

Circa Sports has released odds for teams winning their respective NCAA Tournament region, and the Spartans’ chances are surprisingly high for being a No. 9 seed. Michigan State has the sixth-best odds to win the West Region at +1500.

Michigan State will open the NCAA Tournament up on Thursday against Mississippi State in the first round. Tipoff is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. ET.

Check out the complete odds from Circa Sports below:

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— Circa Sports (@CircaSports) March 18, 2024

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LOOK: See where MSU basketball lands in final seed list for NCAA Tournament

Believe it or not, Michigan State was not that close to the cut line for making the NCAA Tournament

Believe it or not, Michigan State was not that close to the cut line for making the NCAA Tournament.

Entering Sunday, many bracketologists felt Michigan State would be one of the last teams to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team. However, when the seed list was revealed, it turned out the Spartans were safely in the field of 68.

Michigan State ended up as the No. 33 overall team which comes out as the top No. 9 seed. The Spartans will face the No. 32 overall seed Mississippi State in their first round matchup on Thursday.

Check out the complete seed list breakdown in the tweet below:

For bookmarking purposes, here's the full 1-68 true seed list from the committee for 2024:

1. UConn
2. Houston
3. Purdue
4. North Carolina
5. Tennessee
6. Arizona
7. Marquette
8. Iowa State
9. Baylor
10. Creighton
11. Kentucky
12. Illinois
13. Duke
14. Kansas
15. Auburn
16.…

— Bauertology (@Bauertology) March 17, 2024

WATCH: MSU basketball, Tom Izzo reacts to making NCAA Tournament

It wasn’t easy, but Michigan State basketball is dancing once again

It wasn’t easy, but Michigan State basketball is dancing once again.

The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday evening, extending the country’s longest active streak of reaching the Big Dance 26 straight appearances. Michigan State landed as a No. 9 seed and will face No. 8 seed Mississippi State in the first round on Thursday.

After a weekend of crazy bubble results, Michigan State was not a lock to make the NCAA Tournament this year. That was seen on head coach Tom Izzo’s face when the Spartans heard their name called on the Selection Sunday show.

Watch the Spartans’ reaction to receiving the NCAA Tournament bid in the video posted by Michigan State’s official account below:

Hearing your name called on Selection Sunday >>> pic.twitter.com/S2njIpHTaP

— Michigan State Men's Basketball (@MSU_Basketball) March 17, 2024

ESPN Bracketology: MSU basketball still in position to make NCAA Tournament

Despite a recent brutal stretch to end the regular season, MSU is still in a position to reach the NCAA Tournament

Despite a recent brutal stretch to end the regular season, Michigan State is still in a position to reach the NCAA Tournament, according to Joe Lunardi of ESPN.

The Spartans lost four of their final five regular season games — three of which as favorites — and find themselves back on the NCAA Tournament bubble entering the Big Ten Tournament. But Lunardi still apparently feels good about the Spartans’ chances of making the NCAA Tournament.

Lunardi has Michigan State as a No. 9 seed and still a few seed lines above the final four teams in the field of 68. This would suggest that Michigan State would lock up a spot in the NCAA Tournament with a win over Minnesota on Thursday. Even with a loss, Michigan State may still be able to get into the field with a loss to the Golden Gophers too.

Click here to see the complete NCAA Tournament bracket projection from Lunardi.

MSU listed as No. 9 seed in Projection Sports’ NCAA Tournament projection

See where MSU basketball lands in Projection Sports’ updated NCAA Tournament bracket projection

Michigan State basketball is still looking good to make the NCAA Tournament, according to Projection Sports.

Projection Sports released a NCAA Tournament bracket projection on Monday which has the Spartans as a No. 9 seed in the West Region. Michigan State is facing No. 8 seed Texas in their projected bracket.

Click on the tweet below to see the complete NCAA Tournament bracket projection from Projection Sports:

03.04 bracket update pic.twitter.com/6Aer9fioU0

— Projection Sports (@ProjSports) March 4, 2024

LOOK: MSU basketball moves up in NET rankings despite loss to Purdue

The Spartans have lost three straight games but their NET ranking has remained relatively high during the skid

The Spartans have lost three straight games but their NET ranking has remained relatively high during the skid.

Michigan State came up short in a tough battle at Purdue on Saturday night, which dropped them to 17-12 overall and 9-9 in Big Ten play. That loss, however, didn’t hurt the Spartans in the NET rankings but actually boosted them two spots. Michigan State now sits at No. 22 overall in the NET rankings.

MSU moved up 2 spots to No. 22 in updated NET rankings this morning. Spartans are No. 20 in KenPom rankings.

At 17-12, some will argue that MSU shouldn’t be in tournament discussion but metrics continue to love this team and that’ll go long way in selection process.

— Robert Bondy (@RobertBondy5) March 3, 2024

The NET rankings are a metric used to help determine who will make the NCAA Tournament. Michigan State’s record suggests they are in trouble of missing of the big dance, but the NET rankings points to them having a good chance at still making it.

Michigan State will look to snap its three-game losing streak in their next game against Northwestern on Wednesday. After that, Michigan State will head to Indiana to finish up the regular season on Sunday. The Spartans could use a pair of wins to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament, and at a minimum must win at least one of those games.