Not many teams in the nation can be No. 5 in their own conference standings and No. 6 in the country. Michigan State Basketball fits that description as the Spartans are the top-ranked team from the Big Ten this week following a two-spot jump in both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll.
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Michigan State jumped from No. 8 to No. 6 in the AP and from No. 9 to No. 7 in the Coaches Poll moving into a crucial stretch in which the Spartans will likely need to win out in order to secure a No.