Where is Michigan State basketball ranked in this week's poll? The Spartans are No. 7 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

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.

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.

Michigan State basketball got the exact results it needed on Sunday: a win over Wisconsin and a Michigan loss to Illinois.

From Michigan State basketball's emphatic home win over Wisconsin on Sunday, to Michigan losing at home to Illinois, there was a great deal of movement in the Big Ten as we near the end of the season.

With the Big Ten regular season reaching a close in the coming week, both Michigan and Michigan State have a chance at the outright crown and No. 1 seed in the

Two of the top teams in the Big Ten this season meet on Sunday afternoon when No. 11 Wisconsin takes on No. 8 Michigan State in men's college basketball.

The No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers will visit the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans on Sunday afternoon in East Lancing, with huge implications regarding Big Ten standings. With a win, the Spartans would continue to hold first place in the conference standings,