The Michigan State men’s basketball team climbed two spots to No. 9 in the newest AP Top 25 poll released Monday afternoon. The Spartans had a good showing at the 2018 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, dominating then-No. 17 UCLA 87-67 and then coming back from a 19-point deficit to top Texas 78-68, who came in at No. 17 in this week’s poll.
No. 7 Michigan also jumped two spots in the rankings as they rattled off a 83-55 victory over Chattanooga last week. Other Big Ten teams in the top-25 are No. 14 Iowa, No. 16 Ohio State, No. 19 Purdue, No. 22 Wisconsin and No. 24 Maryland.
The complete AP Top 25 poll is listed below.
1. Gonzaga
2. Kansas
3. Duke
4. Virginia
5. Nevada
6. Tennessee
7. Michigan
8. Auburn
9. Michigan State
10. Kentucky
11. North Carolina
12. Kansas State
13. Virginia Tech
14. Iowa
15. Florida State
16. Ohio State
17. Texas
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18. Oregon
19. Purdue
20. Texas Tech
21. Buffalo
22. Wisconsin
23. Villanova
24. Maryland
25. Mississippi State
The Spartans will now focus their attention to the ACC/Big Ten Challenge as they are set to play at Louisville Tuesday evening. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center.
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