Only three teams — Alabama, Florida and No. 6 Tennessee — held the same spot from a week ago. The chaotic week allowed No. 8 Michigan State to move into the top 10 for the first time this season and No. 22 Missouri into the poll for the first time since 2022-23. Louisville has made quite a turnaround under first-year coach Pat Kelsey.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State men’s basketball won two games at the Breslin Center last week, 90-85 over Penn State and 80-78 over No. 19 Illinois, and moved up four spots to No. 8 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll. The Spartans are ranked in the AP top 10 for the first time since 2019.

Auburn claimed the program’s second No. 1 ranking last week and won both its games despite playing without injured big man Johni Broome. The Tigers rolled over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-66 and survived a late comeback to beat then-No. 19 Georgia 70-68.

Michigan State men’s basketball keeps winning and moving up in the national rankings.

The Spartans' 7-0 start in Big Ten play is their best since the 2018-19 season when they last played in the Final Four.

Michigan State remained undefeated with a big win over Illinois, Rutgers gets two wins, and Purdue extends its win streak to seven. How it all impacts the Big Ten power rankings.

Michigan State men’s basketball is on a hot streak, sitting atop the Big Ten with a 13-2 overall record and boasting a 4-0 conference record. An 88-54 victory over the University of Washington marked the Spartans’ eighth consecutive win. The Spartans sit comfortably at No. 16 in the Top 25, between No. 15 Oregon and No. 17 Oklahoma.