The entire narrative of the Michigan State men's basketball team has changed since the university shifted into winter break.
The green and white are no longer undefeated, slipping 8-4 overall and 2-4 in conference to the astonishment of both fans and Head Coach Tom Izzo after blowing a 17-point lead against Purdue on Friday.
This is only the third week since the start of the 2017-18 season that the team is not featured in the AP polls.
The top six teams have not moved since last week and remain with No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 2 Baylor, No. 3 Villanova, No. 4 Texas, No. 5 Iowa and No. 6 Kansas.
Here is where the teams stand in Week 8:
1: Gonzaga (12-0)
2: Baylor (11-0)
3: Villanova (8-1)
4: Texas (10-1)
5: Iowa (11-2)
6: Kansas (10-2)
7: Michigan (10-0)
8: Creighton (10-2)
9: Wisconsin (10-2)
10: Tennessee (9-1)
11: Houston (10-1)
12: Clemson (9-1)
13: West Virginia (9-4)
14: Illinois (9-4)
15: Texas Tech (10-3)
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16: Louisville (8-1)
17: Missouri (7-2)
18: Virginia (7-2)
19: Duke (5-2)
20: Virginia Tech (9-2)
21: Ohio State (9-3)
22: Oregon (9-2)
23: Minnesota (10-4)
24: St. Louis (7-1)
25: Connecticut (6-1)
The Spartans will travel to Iowa to take on the No. 5 Hawkeyes (11-2) in their seventh Big Ten game of the season at 9 p.m. on Jan. 14.
