EAST LANSING -- It was around this time last year that Michigan State was among the darlings of college basketball, picked by many to win a national title behind player of the year frontrunner Miles Bridges.
This year, the love isn't quite so strong with the Spartans.
But being the consensus preseason Big Ten favorite isn't a bad consolation prize.
That's where the three major preseason college basketball magazines -- Lindy's, Athlon and Street & Smith -- have the Spartans pegged ahead of the 2018-19 college basketball season, which is less than two months away.
The magazines, on newsstands now, have plenty more on the Spartans, the Big Ten and college basketball overall.