MSU Hoops Jumps To No. 4 in AP/Coaches Polls

Men’s Basketball Polls

The latest AP Poll is out for college basketball, and the Michigan State Spartans have jumped to No. 4 in the latest poll. This marks the 11th time in the last 13 seasons that MSU has been ranked in the top-five at some point in the national polls. Elsewhere in the Big Ten, there are three schools in the top-10 and six in the top-25, both nation bests although the ACC ties one of those feats with six teams also in the top-25.

MSU’s opponent for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday, Virginia, comes in at No. 18 in this week’s poll. Illinois-Duke will be a top-10 matchup elsewhere in the Challenge, while Iowa-North Carolina will be top-20 and the would be top-25 matchup between Wisconsin-Louisville has been cancelled due to COVID-19 issues among the Louisville program. Michigan-NC State has also been cancelled, with both teams receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

Men’s Basketball AP Poll

1. Gonzaga
2. Baylor
3. Iowa Hawkeyes
4. Michigan State Spartans
5. Kansas
6. Illinois Fighting Illini
7. Houston
8. Creighton
9. Villanova
10. Duke
11. West Virginia
12. Tennessee
13. Wisconsin Badgers/Texas
14. -
15. Virginia Tech
16. North Carolina
17. Texas Tech
18. Virginia
19. Richmond
20. Florida State
21. Rutgers
22. Ohio State
23. Arizona State
24. San Diego State
25. Louisville

Others Receiving Votes:

Michigan 107, Saint Louis 94, Florida 90, Indiana 40, Oregon 26, Oklahoma St. 26, Marquette 22, Missouri 19, UConn 12, Xavier 9, Clemson 7, Alabama 5, Washington St 3, Maryland 2, UCLA 1, SMU 1, Oklahoma 1.

Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll

1. Gonzaga
2. Baylor
3. Iowa
4. Michigan State
5. Kansas
6. Villanova
7. Creighton
8. Houston
9. Illinois
10. West Virginia
11. Duke
12. Texas
13. Wisconsin
14. North Carolina
15. Virginia Tech
16. Tennessee
17. Texas Tech
18. Virginia
19. Richmond
20. Ohio State
21. Florida State
22. Rutgers
23. Arizona State
24. Louisville
25. Florida

Dropped Out:

No. 9 Kentucky; No. 20 Oregon; No. 21 UCLA; No. 25 Alabama.

Others Receiving Votes:

Michigan 78; San Diego St. 50; Saint Louis 44; UCLA 38; Oregon 34; Oklahoma State 30; Indiana 26; Marquette 16; Missouri 15; North Dakota 14; Oklahoma 13; Louisiana State 13; Arkansas 11; NC State 10; Clemson 10; Maryland 6; Connecticut 6; Xavier 5; Memphis 2; Drake 2; Western Kentucky 1; Southern Methodist 1; Kentucky 1; Alabama 1; Abilene Christian 1.

Football Polls

Coaches Poll has Ohio State one spot lower than the AP No. 4 versus No. 3 in this week’s poll. Indiana is inside the top-10 in both after taking down Wisconsin with a backup quarterback.

AP Poll

1. Alabama
2. Notre Dame
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Texas A&M
6. Florida
7. Cincinnati
8. Indiana
9. Miami
10. Iowa State
11. Coastal Carolina
12. Georgia
13. Oklahoma
14. BYU
15. Northwestern
16. USC
17. Louisiana
18. Tulsa
19. Iowa
20. North Carolina
21. Colorado
22. Liberty
23. Texas
24. Buffalo
25. Wisconsin

Others Receiving Votes:

North Carolina State 98, Marshall 66, San Jose State 66, Oklahoma State 33, UCF 11, Boise State 10, Washington 10, Auburn 9, Missouri 8, Nevada 5, Army 2, UCLA 1, TCU 1

Coach’s Poll

1. Alabama
2. Notre Dame
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State
5. Texas A&M
6. Florida
7. Cincinnati
8. Miami
9. Indiana
10. Georgia
11. Iowa State
12. Oklahoma
13. Coastal Carolina
14. Northwestern
15. USC
16. BYU
17. Louisiana
18. Iowa
19. Tulsa
20. North Carolina
21. Liberty
22. Colorado
23. Texas
24. NC State
25. Wisconsin

Dropped Out:

No. 15 Marshall; No. 18 Oklahoma State; No. 20 Oregon; No. 23 Washington.

Others Receiving Votes:

Oklahoma State 100; Missouri 88; Marshall 77; San Jose State 68; Buffalo 59; Nevada 48; Auburn 42; Oregon 30; Boise State 26; Army 25; Washington 19; Southern Methodist 10; Appalachian State 3.