Spartans ranked #5 in preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll
Tom Izzo’s Spartans enter the season ranked #5 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll following last season’s appearance in the Final Four. The Spartans are joined in the top 25 by three other Big Ten teams, #17 Illinois, #20 Iowa, and #22 Indiana.
1. Duke
2. Connecticut
3. Texas
4. Villanova
5. Michigan State
6. Oklahoma
7. Gonzaga
8. Louisville
9. Arizona
10. Kentucky
11. Boston College
12. Memphis
13. Stanford
14. Alabama
15. West Virginia
16. Syracuse
17. Illinois
18. UCLA
19. Wake Forest
20. Iowa
21. Maryland
22. Indiana
23. Iowa State
24. George Washington
25. Nevada