Less than two weeks ago, Michigan State held the No. 1 ranking. Currently, the Spartans are doing a lot of soul searching while trying to avoid slipping further down the Big Ten standings.
They have dropped two of their last three games, including an 82-72 home loss to rival Michigan on Saturday. The Spartans fell to No. 9 in the latest Associated Press poll and will try to right themselves against surging Indiana on Friday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo believes it's due to parity across the sport.
"As you can see, the league is crazy," he said.