There is no one left on the schedule for Michigan State. No one who can help MSU improve its résumé. Like a nervous teenager who just sent the first text to a crush, Michigan State is left to wonder what it could have done better.
But while there is nothing that can actually be done, that doesn’t mean fans can’t over-analyze every possible bracket preview. This is where some of the top college basketball outlets believe the Spartans will be seeded.
Seed: #2
Region: West
Location: Detroit
Rest of region: 1. Kansas, 3. North Carolina, 4. Arizona, 5. Ohio State, 6. TCU, 7. Rhode Island, 8. Virginia Tech, 9. St. Mary’s, 10. Oklahoma, 11. UCLA, 12. New Mexico St. 13. Buffalo, 14. Montana, 16. Harvard
Seed: #3
Region: West
Location: Nashville
Rest of region: 1. Kansas, 2. North Carolina, 4. Arizona, 5. Gonzaga, 6. Kentucky, 7. Houston, 8. Creighton, 9. Florida State, 10. St. Bonaventure, 11. Texas/USC, 12. New Mexico St., 13. South Dakota St., 15. UC Davis, 16. Nicholls State
Seed: #2
Region: West
Location: Pittsburgh
Rest of region: 1. Duke, 3. Tennessee, 4. Arizona, 5. Florida, 6. Houston, 7. Seton Hall, 8. Creighton, 9. Oklahoma, 10. N.C. State, 11. Saint Mary’s, 12. New Mexico St., 13. South Dakota State, 14. Montana, 16. FGCU
Seed: #2
Region: Midwest
Location: N/A
Rest of region: 1. Kansas, 3. North Carolina, 4. Wichita State, 5. West Virginia, 6. Houston, 7. Seton Hall, 8. North Carolina State, 9. Providence, 10. Texas, 11. USC, 12. Loyola Chicago, 13. Murray State, 14. Louisiana, 16. Nicholls State
Seed: #3
Region: East
Location: N/A
Opponent: UNC Greensboro Spartans
Rest of region: 1. Villanova, 2. Duke, 4. Texas Tech, 5. Clemson, 6. Kentucky, 7. Texas A&M, 8. Missouri, 9. Saint Mary’s, 10. Providence, 11. Syracuse/Kansas St., 12. New Mexico State, 13. Montana, 15. UC Davis, 16. Lipscomb/Arkansas-Pine Bluff