It was a week of little change in the two major polls for Michigan State basketball.
After splitting a pair of games last week, the Michigan State men’s basketball team held steady at the No. 25 spot in the USA Today coaches poll. MSU won on the road at then-No. 23 Illinois and lost to then-No. 9 Maryland Saturday at the Breslin Center.
Michigan State is one of five Big Ten teams in the top 25, the most of any conference. Maryland leads the way at No. 7. The Terps are followed by Penn State (No. 9), Iowa (No. 20), Ohio State (No. 24). Michigan, Illinois, Rutgers, and Wisconsin all received votes.
Michigan State will have an easing of their schedule. After playing five games in the first 15 days of February, the Spartans only have three games in the next 16 days. They’ll hit the road to take on Nebraska this Thursday (8:30 FS1).
