NCAA Tournament March Madness

#10 Michigan St

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Projected seed: 2

Michigan State’s resume is built on eye-catching neutral-site wins over Kentucky and North Carolina and a statement road victory at Purdue, supplemented by solid conference wins over Illinois, Iowa and Ohio State that show the Spartans can beat quality opponents away from home. Their defense has been the program’s identity and it has carried them through signature wins and allowed them to close out tough road tests at Oregon and Washington. Still, ugly outcomes at Wisconsin and Nebraska and a setback against Michigan have introduced damage that prevents the resume from feeling untouchable. With one road trip to Ann Arbor remaining, that game is the clearest chance to erase doubt and cement their standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Colgate245W80-69
11/8Arkansas16W69-66
11/13San Jose St232W79-60
11/18(N)Kentucky26W83-66
11/21Detroit220W84-56
11/25(N)East Carolina261W89-56
11/27(N)North Carolina29W74-58
12/2Iowa23W71-52
12/6Duke1L66-60
12/13@Penn St137W76-72
12/16Toledo136W92-69
12/20(N)Oakland164W79-70
12/29Cornell168W114-97
1/2@Nebraska12L58-56
1/5USC71W80-51
1/8Northwestern66W76-66
1/13Indiana41W81-60
1/17@Washington51W80-63
1/20@Oregon99W68-52
1/24Maryland134W91-48
1/27@Rutgers133W88-79
1/30Michigan2L83-71
2/4@Minnesota72L76-73
2/7Illinois5W85-82
2/13@Wisconsin25L92-71
2/17UCLA34W82-59
2/22Ohio St27W66-60
2/26@Purdue7W76-74
3/1@Indiana41W77-64
3/5Rutgers133W91-87
3/8@Michigan218%