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There’s more than just a Big Ten tournament championship at stake for Michigan State and Michigan this weekend.
According to ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi, the Spartans and Wolverines have a shot to improve their standing and move up to a No. 1 and No. 2 seed, respectively, in the NCAA Tournament.
Lunardi said if Michigan State is able to reel off three wins in three days at the United Center in Chicago and sweep the conference regular-season and tournament titles, the Spartans “have to at least get some serious discussion to get up to that top line.