The Spartans are still ranked. Barely.
After losing games to Penn State and Michigan last week, the Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team has fallen to the bottom of the USA TODAY Coaches Poll top 25. In total the Spartans have lost three straight and are 3-5 in their last eight games.
It’s an 11-point plummet for MSU, by far the steepest of any still-ranked team. Michigan State is one of two teams with eight losses in the ranking. The other is No. 24 Texas Tech.
Elsewhere in the Big Ten, Maryland still leads the way holding at No. 9. The Terps are followed by Penn State (13), Iowa (17) and Illinois (23). Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers and Michigan all received votes.
Michigan State travels to Champagne to take on the No. 23 Illini Tuesday night (9:00 ESPN).
