Michigan State drops to No. 9 in Top 25 USA TODAY Coaches Poll

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Michigan State basketball’s first loss in more than two months cost them in this week’s USA TODAY Top 25 Coaches Poll.

The Spartans dropped two spots to No. 9 in this week’s rankings after a rough start to their Los Angeles road trip.

MSU (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten) had its 13-game win streak snapped Saturday with a 70-64 road loss at USC in which the Trojans led start to finish. The Spartans blew out Minnesota last Tuesday, 73-51.

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Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans sits on the bench during the final minutes of the the second half against the USC Trojans at Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.

Tom Izzo will try and tie Bob Knight’s Big Ten record of 353 conference wins Tuesday when MSU plays at UCLA (10 p.m., Peacock).

The Spartans then return home to face Oregon on Saturday at Breslin Center in East Lansing (noon, Fox).

MSU is also ranked ninth in the Associated Press poll.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan State drops to No. 9 in Top 25 college basketball rankings

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Publish date : 2025-02-03 18:27:00

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