Michigan State basketball has slid outside of the top 20 in the latest early preseason rankings from one notable college basketball analyst.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports released an updated batch of preseason rankings for next year on Thursday, which saw the Spartans land just outside the top 20. Rothstein had Michigan State listed at No. 21 in his updated rankings.
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Among Big Ten teams, Rothstein had Michigan State come in at No. 5. The Spartans were behind the following Big Ten teams: Purdue (No. 1), Michigan (No. 5), UCLA (No. 6) and Oregon (No. 20). Rothstein’s rankings — which goes up to 45 teams — also included the following teams from the Big Ten behind the Spartans: Illinois (No. 22), Wisconsin (No. 23), Ohio State (No. 26), USC (No. 32), Maryland (No. 34) and Nebraska (No. 40).
Based on Rothstein’s rankings, it seems clear he has three teams in the top tier of the Big Ten: Purdue, Michigan and UCLA. After that, though, its a big group of teams that could battle it out to join that top tier, including Michigan State.
Check out Rothstein’s complete rankings by clicking on the post below:
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