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MSU women’s basketball moves up five spots in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

After a weekend that saw the MSU women’s basketball team blow out No. 24 Michigan on the road, the Spartans have moved back up in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll by five spots.

Michigan State now sits at No. 17 with 256 points.

You can see the full USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll below:

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	UCLA	20-0	774 (30)
2	South Carolina	20-1	742 (1)
3	Notre Dame	17-2	708
4	USC	18-1	678
5	LSU	21-1	631
6	UConn	19-2	624
7	Texas	20-2	614
8	Ohio State	19-1	543
9	TCU	20-2	481
10	Duke	17-4	475
11	Kansas State	19-2	474
12	Oklahoma	16-4	402
13	Kentucky	17-2	386
14	Maryland	16-4	372
15	North Carolina	18-4	329
16	North Carolina State	16-4	305
17	Michigan State	17-3	256
18	California	18-3	234
19	Tennessee	15-5	231
20	West Virginia	16-4	202
21	Georgia Tech	17-4	180
22	Alabama	17-4	115
23	Vanderbilt	17-4	68
24	Florida State	16-4	59
25	Oklahoma State	17-3	44

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MSU Women’s basketball climbs back up AP Poll top-25

The Spartans jumped back up the AP Poll after blowing out Michigan over the weekend

After a few recent losses, the Michigan State women’s basketball team rebounded in tremendous fashion, rattling off five straight wins culminating a massive thirty point blowout of Michigan on the road on Saturday. Because of their resurgence, the Spartans jumped back up the AP poll five spots on Monday.

MSU now sits at No. 16, with only Maryland, Ohio State, USC, and UCLA ahead of them in the conference.

No. 21 MSU women’s basketball blows out No. 24 Michigan in Ann Arbor

MSU women’s basketball blows out Michigan in Ann Arbor

On Saturday, MSU women’s basketball went into the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor and pulled out, I would say, their best win of the year, blowing out Michigan by thirty points, 88 to 58.

Michigan isn’t exactly a pushover, so to beat them like this on the road speaks volumes for this MSU team.

Theryn Hallock exploded in this game for 25 points, while Julia Ayrault also dropped 18 and racked up a very impressive 13 rebounds. Grace VanSlooten also added 18 points.

This was the fifth straight win for the Spartans who are now 17-3 on the season. They play Oregon next on Jan. 30.

MSU women’s basketball beats Rutgers on the road

After a tough stretch of the season, MSU women’s basketball is back on a winning streak, earning their second straight win on Wednesday night on the road against Rutgers.

Michigan State was led in scoring by Julia Ayrault and Emma Shumate who both scored 12 points on the night. Ayrault, in particular, impressed with her nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Grace VanSlooten also added 11 points.

Michigan State will face Illinois next on Sunday.

MSU women’s basketball still ranked in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Despite a few recent road losses to Nebraska and Maryland, the MSU women’s basketball team is still ranked in the top-25 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

Michigan State is now 13-3 in a season that saw them ranked as high as No. 17 in the polls despite starting the season unranked.

The Spartans will face their next test on Wednesday in a match-up against Rutgers on the road.

Michigan State women’s basketball moves up one spot in latest AP poll

After starting their season with the best start in program history, the Michigan State women’s basketball hit some stumbling blocks with two straight losses to Alabama and Maryland.

The Spartans bounced back last week with a win over Purdue, which led to them moving back up one spot in the AP poll on Monday up to No. 20.

The Spartans are now fully the middle of conference play and will travel to Nebraska on Wednesday.

MSU women’s hoops drops in latest AP Top 25 poll

For a second straight week, Michigan State women’s basketball dropped in the updated Associated Press (AP) Top 25 rankings

For a second straight week, Michigan State women’s basketball dropped in the updated Associated Press (AP) Top 25 rankings.

Michigan State dropped two spots to No. 21 in the latest poll released on Monday. Michigan State has dropped two straight games, both of which were against ranked foes. The Spartans’ most recent loss was at Maryland by the score of 72-66 on Sunday.

Michigan State is 11-2 overall this year. They’ll return to the court on Wednesday in a home game against Purdue.

Seven Big Ten teams were included in this week’s poll. UCLA again remains at the top as the No. 1 team in the country with rival USC not far behind at No. 4.

Click here to see the complete poll from the AP.

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MSU women’s basketball drops in AP Poll following first loss of season

Michigan State women’s basketball dropped a few spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll released on Monday

Michigan State women’s basketball dropped its first game of the season this past week, and thus fell in the updated Associated Press (AP) rankings.

Michigan State dropped four spots to No. 19 in the updated rankings released on Monday. The Spartans lost to Alabama this past week, which was Michigan State’s first loss of the season.

Michigan State is 11-1 overall on the year. The Spartans have been ranked for four straight weeks.

A total of seven teams from the Big Ten are ranked in this week’s poll. UCLA leads the way at No. 1 in the country.

Click here to see the complete rankings from the Associated Press.

Michigan State women’s basketball continues undefeated season with blowout win over Montana

MSU women’s basketball continues undefeated season with blowout win over Montana in the West Palm Beach Classic

Michigan State women’s basketball is currently in Florida for the West Palm Beach Classic, and the Spartans continued their best start in program history, beating Montana by over 30 points on Thursday to advance in the classic. The Spartans won 69 to 38.

Michigan State is now 11-0 on the season, but will face a big challenge tomorrow when face 10-1 Alabama.

Julia Ayrault led the way in this one with 15 points, while Ines Sotelo, Theryn Hallock, and Grace VanSlooten all scored in double-figures as well.

Michigan State women’s basketball continues ascent up AP Poll after big win over Iowa

The undefeated Michigan State women’s basketball team continues their rise up the AP Poll

A day after the Michigan State women’s basketball team knocked off Iowa in a thriller, the Spartans continued their rise up the AP Poll, coming in at No. 15 in the latest poll, up two spots from last week as voters are still cautious about MSU despite their biggest win of the year.

This is the best start in the history of the program, and the Spartans are playing gutsy, strong ball under Robyn Fralick.