No play-in game for Michigan State next year, according to Joe Lunardi of ESPN.
Lunardi released his first batch of bracketology for the 2021-22 college basketball season, and he believes the Spartans will fare much better next season. Lunardi has Michigan State as a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region playing No. 13 seed Colegate. In Lunardi’s projected bracket, the Spartans would potentially play Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Bracketology — Projecting the 2022 March Madness men's field. 🏀🏀 Happy spring! https://t.co/NKCYctvU9F
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) April 20, 2021
Other Big Ten teams listed in Lunardi’s first batch of bracketology are Michigan (No. 2 seed), Purdue (No. 2 seed), Ohio State (No. 2 seed), Maryland (No. 3 seed), Indiana (No. 7 seed), Illinois (No. 8 seed) and Northwestern (No. 11 seed). Joey brackets has Wisconsin as one of the “Next Four Out” as well.
With how the Spartans’ roster currently sits, a No. 4 seed seems about right. Michigan State does have two open scholarships currently so I would think this seed line would only go up depending on who is added to the roster via the transfer portal or a potential early enrollment for mega 5-star recruit Emoni Bates.
