The Michigan State Spartans broke into the rankings for men’s basketball this week, as the team debuts at No. 22 in both the Associated Press Poll and the USA TODAY Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, following the team’s wins over UConn and Loyola-Chicago in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament last week.

AP Poll

There are four Big Ten teams in the Associated Press Poll top-25 this week (in bold) with another four receiving votes. Michigan dropped heavily this week following last week’s action coming in behind the Spartans at No. 24.

Full AP Results:

1. Duke (51 first-place votes)
2. Purdue Boilermakers (9)
3. Gonzaga (1)
4. Baylor
5. UCLA
6. Villanova
7. Texas
8. Kansas
9. Kentucky
10. Arkansas
11. Arizona
12. BYU
13. Tennessee
14. Florida
15. Houston
16. Alabama
17. Connecticut
18. Memphis
19. Iowa State
20. USC
21. Auburn
22. Michigan State
23. Wisconsin Badgers
24. Michigan Wolverines
25. Seton Hall

Others Receiving Votes:

Illinois Fighting Illini 111, St. Bonaventure 106, LSU 93, Ohio State Buckeyes 75, Indiana Hoosiers 63, Colorado State 59, Xavier 46, Texas Tech 34, Marquette 23, North Carolina 9, Iowa Hawkeyes 9, San Francisco 7, Loyola Chicago 3, Virginia Tech 3, Louisville 2, Wake Forest 2, Iona 1, Ohio 1

USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

The Big Ten also similarly has four teams in the Coaches Poll top-25 this week. The Spartans jumped in at No. 22, while Illinois dropped out, and Michigan dropped down and is behind MSU in the Coaches as well.

Full Coaches Poll Results:

1. Duke (19 first place votes)
2. Purdue (10)
3. Gonzaga
4. Baylor (2)
5. UCLA
6. Villanova
7. Kansas
8. Texas
9. Arkansas
10. Kentucky
11. Arizona
12. Florida
13. BYU
14. Houston
15. Tennessee
16. Alabama
17. Connecticut
18. USC
19. Memphis
20. Auburn
21. Wisconsin Badgers
22. Michigan State
23. Iowa State
24. Michigan Wolverines
25. St. Bonaventure

Schools Dropped Out:

No. 15 Illinois; No. 20 Seton Hall; No. 23 Oregon.

Others Receiving Votes:

Seton Hall 86; Texas Tech 68; Louisiana State 66; Illinois 65; Ohio St. 43; Marquette 42; Colorado St. 38; Indiana 29; Iowa 28; Xavier 25; Florida State 22; Utah St. 13; Providence 11; West Virginia 5; San Francisco 5; Saint Louis 3; Oklahoma State 3.