It’s back to ranked competition for Michigan State basketball, even though the Spartans are no longer ranked themselves.
Despite getting their first Big Ten victory of the season Saturday at Nebraska, MSU dropped out of the USA Today coaches poll Monday for the first time since Week 2 last season; the Spartans remained in the Associated Press poll at No. 23 after losing three straight to open conference play.
“We're in a program where we should never lose three games in a row,” sophomore forward Malik Hall said Monday.