Graduate student guard Joshua Langford (1) blocks a shot attempt from Western Michigan's Rafael Cruz Jr. in the second half. The Spartans came back in the second half to end the game against the Broncos, 79-61, on Dec. 6, 2020.
While their game might not yet be up to Head Coach Tom Izzo's standards, the 5-0 win streak the Michigan State men's basketball team is on after their comeback against in-state, non-conference opponent Western Michigan (0-2) has bumped them up four spots to No. 4 in Week 3 of the AP poll.
The top three teams have not moved since last week and remain with No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 2 Baylor and No. 3 Iowa.
After mutually agreeing to cancel their Dec. 5 matchup against No. 2 Baylor, No. 1 Gonzaga announced on Sunday that they have paused men's basketball competitions through Dec. 14 due to COVID-19 concerns.
Here is where the teams stand in Week 3:
1: Gonzaga (3-0)
2: Baylor (3-0)
3: Iowa (3-0)
4: Michigan State (5-0)
5: Kansas (4-1)
6: Illinois (3-1)
7: Houston (4-0)
8: Creighton (3-0)
9: Villanova (4-1)
10: Duke (2-1)
11: West Virginia (4-1)
12: Tennessee (0-0)
13: Wisconsin (3-1), Texas (4-1)
15: Virginia Tech (4-0)
16: North Carolina (3-1)
17: Texas Tech (4-1)
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18: Virginia (3-1)
19: Richmond (2-0)
20: Florida State (1-0)
21: Rutgers (3-0)
22: Ohio State (3-0)
23: Arizona State (3-1)
24: San Diego State (4-0)
25: Louisville (4-0)
The Spartans will travel to Virginia to play the now No. 18 Cavaliers (3-1) in their sixth game of the season at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
