Another week, another vote-less AP Top 25 showing for Michigan State football.
The Spartans beat a good Boston College team in double overtime on Saturday night which, you'd think would earn them a couple of AP votes, but that wasn't the case. For the second straight week to start the season, Michigan State goes vote-less in the AP Top 25, and also the Coaches Poll.
It may be too early to say if Michigan State deserves votes, but there are definitely people out there who believe the Spartans deserve consideration.
Heck, even one NCAA-recognized National Championship selector had Michigan State in its updated rankings after Week 2 action. That's right, the Colley Matrix (which is a computer-generated rankings system) likes what it's seeing from Michigan State so far. It recently listed the Spartans inside the top 25 in its recent rankings update.
Here is the current top 25 for the Colley Matrix, an officially NCAA-recognized National Championship selector. pic.twitter.com/9MXXYYy29N
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It's fairly obvious that this poll is one of the crazier ones seeing as Ohio State nor Texas are ranked. The Buckeyes beat the No. 1 Longhorns in Week 1, but that's not enough to crack the Colley Matrix's top 25, apparently. Instead, LSU is No. 1 and Michigan State comes in at No. 22.
Other wild inclusions here are NC State (No. 2), USF (No. 3), New Mexico State (No. 4), Tulane (No. 5) -- OK, so basically the entire thing is insane.
But, hey, we'll take respect where we can get it.
The Colley Matrix also ranked Michigan State basketball No. 7 in the country to finish the 2024-25 season, so maybe it's not always completely insane.
Remember, the NCAA recognizes this as a championship selector.