The Michigan State men’s basketball team’s run as the AP No. 1 team was short lived.
After losing to then-No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic, the Spartans have slipped to No 3 in the latest AP poll. Kentucky–not a surprise–took over as the new No. 1 team with Duke also jumping the Spartans into the No. 2 spot.
Louisville and Kansas round out the top five.
Michigan State rebounded from the Kentucky loss with an emotional win over Binghamton the day after Cassius Winston’s brother Zachary was killed after being hit by a train.
The Spartans will now travel to take on No. 12 Seton Hall this Thursday in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.
