Head Coach Tom Izzo gives advice to junior guard Matt McQuaid (20) during the game against Indiana on Feb. 3, 2018 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Spartans beat the Hoosiers 63-60 (C.J. Weiss | The State News)
—Men's basketball moved up to No. 4 in the newest Associated Press Top-25 poll.
The Spartans recently defeated Indiana at Assembly Hall on Saturday. Six other teams ranked in the Top-25 fell to unranked opponents on the same day, including then-No. 4 Duke, losing to St. Johns.
The top three remained unchanged as No. 1 Villanova, No. 2 Virginia and No. 3 Purdue held their positions.
The Spartans will take on Iowa tomorrow night in Iowa City with tipoff scheduled for 9 p.m. Then, MSU will meet the Boilermakers for the first time this season on Saturday at the Breslin Center.
The rest of the poll is as follows:
1. Villanova
2. Virginia
3. Purdue
4. MSU
5. Xavier
6. Cincinnati
7. Texas Tech
8. Auburn
9. Duke
10. Kansas
11. Saint Mary's (Cal)
12. Gonzaga
13. Arizona
14. Ohio State
15. Tennessee
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16. Clemson
17. Oklahoma
18. Rhode Island
19. West Virginia
20. Michigan
21. North Carolina
22. Wichita State
23. Nevada
24. Kentucky
25. Miami (FL)
