On Monday, the Wolverines came in at No. 22 in the latest update to the Coaches Poll, joining five other Big Ten teams in the rankings: No. 7 Purdue, No. 9 Michigan State, No. 19 Wisconsin, No. 24 Maryland and No. 25 Illinois.

MSU (18-4, 8-3 Big Ten) split its games last week, falling to Oregon to see its five-game winning streak halted, and defeating Northwestern, 89-75.

Michigan State ascended to its highest ranking in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll this season on Monday with a move up one spot to No. 7 after another perfect week in Big Ten play. The Spartans went 2-0 on the week with wins over Illinois and Rutgers to improve to 8-0 in conference play.

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Michigan basketball ranked No. 22, one week after falling out of the USA TODAY Coaches Poll Top 25. The Wolverines are one game back in Big Ten race.

The Michigan State men’s basketball team’s first loss in more than two months wasn’t enough to fall out of the top 10. The Spartans (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten), who lost 70-64 at USC on Saturday, dropped two spots to No.

The Michigan State men's basketball team's first loss since November prompted a slight drop in the Associated Press Top 25.