After an unbelievable season for the MSU women's basketball team was capped off with an appearance in the national championship game, it is only fitting the overall grade for the team be an A-.

The Spartans exceeded just about everyone's expectations during a season that saw records shattered and the standards for MSU basketball raised up high.

The Spartans could not do much wrong this season, setting record highs for wins in a season, advancing the furthest ever in the tournament and going an unprecedented 4-0 against teams ranked in the top 3 of The Associated Press polls.

Although the Spartans were unable to capture the national championship, the road to the title game was just as impressive as having a shot at the title.

After gaining the No. 1 seed in the Kansas City Regional, there were many who did not think the Spartans deserved the seed over No. 2 seed Stanford. But the Spartans backed it up with an Elite Eight victory over Stanford and then a remarkable 16-point second half comeback against No. 1 seed Tennessee in the national semifinal.

The only reason keeping this team from being an A or A+ team was the signs of inconsistency throughout the season.

During the regular-season losses, the Spartans had significant periods of play during which they could not score, eventually leading to the Spartans defeats. Wipe away a few cold slumps from the floor and this team potentially only loses two, maybe even only one game this year.

A great season for the Spartans fell just one win short of being completed, but these Spartans know they have nothing to hang their heads about after accomplishing so much and setting the bar high for future players that will don the green and white.