Michigan State Tops AP Preseason
Men's Basketball Poll for First Time
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The Spartans received 60 of 65 first place votes in the preseason poll.
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No. 2 Kentucky and No. 3 Kansas were the only
other teams to receive first-place votes.
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Michigan State has been ranked No. 1 for 12 weeks in
The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll.
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The Spartans had previously been ranked No. 2 four times in the preseason poll.
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It's almost bizarre to me because I would've thought Magic's team
was No. 1.
, Tom Izzo, Michigan State coach, via Associated Press.
Magic Johnson's Spartans beat Larry Bird and Indiana State
in the 1979 NCAA title game.
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Michigan State started the following season at No. 7 in the preseason poll.
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The Spartans won 32 games last season and reached the
Final Four for the eighth time under Izzo.