A loss on the road to Illinois last week cost the Michigan State Spartans two places in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll, released today. The Spartans are No. 11 in the Associated Press poll.
Michigan State Spartans forward Branden Dawson (22) dunks ball over the top of Michigan Wolverine guard Matt Vogrich (13) during the first half at Jack Breslin Students Events Center. MSU won 64-54. Mike Carter-US Presswire
The Spartans fell to the Illini 42-41 last week, but turned around and beat Michigan, 64-54, on Sunday.
Up next for the Spartans is a home game Wednesday night against Penn State.
In terms of RPI, the Spartans are No. 5 with a schedule strength of No. 2.
That bodes well for the Spartans moving forward as the selection committee will likely hand them a No. 3 seed, if they remain the No. 2 Big Ten team, of course.
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I've been a sports fan all my life, particularly a college sports fan. I graduated from Boise State in 2004 with a degree in mass communications/journalism and went on to become the sports editor at the Idaho Press-Tribune in nearby Nampa, Idaho. I covered the Boise State Broncos for more than seven years and was around the program as way back as the Big West days.
My wife, who is a lieutenant in U.S. Navy, got stationed in San Diego in 2009, so off we went — with our two boys in tow — to a place that has only one change in season — Daylight Savings Time.
Though I am a Boise State alumnus, and I do call Idaho home, I was born and raised in Michigan (and I do have at least one family member who is an MSU alum). I love Michigan State. It's a family tradition. It's also a family tradition to beat up on those damn Wolverines. Sparty on!
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