The Michigan State women’s basketball team dropped one spot to No. 24 in the new AP Top 25 heading into the postseason. The Spartans (21-8, 11-7) split a pair of games last week, losing 89-78 at Ohio State on Wednesday before Saturday’s 73-58 victory against Minnesota to close the regular season.

Michigan State is still in the top 10 of the AP poll. The Spartans (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) have a one-game lead in the conference standings, following a buzzer-beating road win at Maryland and a home win over Wisconsin on Sunday. MSU finishes the regular season Thursday at Iowa and at home against Michigan, which dropped to No. 15.

Michigan State basketball keeps taking down ranked opponents, but the AP poll voters don't seem to care, at least for now, as the Spartans were held at No. 8 in the latest AP poll despite recent wins over No.

A critical Big Ten game is on deck tonight as Maryland hosts Michigan State. Here are our Michigan State vs. Maryland predictions and best bets.

The No. 13 Michigan Wolverines (22-7, 14-4 Big Ten) host the No. 15 Maryland Terrapins (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) in a matchup of Big Ten rivals at Crisler Center, tipping off at 6:30 p.m. ET on

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