A Big Ten Network analyst believes Michigan State is the team to beat in the league this year.
National college basketball analyst Jon Rothstein posted his Big Ten preseason power rankings on Wednesday, which of course had the Spartans near the top. He had Michigan State at No. 2 in the league behind only Illinois. But a notable Big Ten Network analyst disagreed with that statement.
Rapheal Davis of the Big Ten Network responded to Rothstein’s rankings with his own version of the top six teams, which was quite different. Notably for us Spartans, he had Michigan State at the top of the list, one spot ahead of rival Michigan.
You can see the complete post from Davis embedded below:
Michigan State has been ranked near the top of the nation in most polls I’ve came across this offseason. But most of those same polls have either Illinois or Michigan (or both) ahead of the Spartans among Big Ten teams. So seeing Davis place Michigan State as his top team in the league is definitely noteworthy.
At this point in the offseason, it’s hard to truly know who will pan out and be the best in the league. But it definitely doesn’t hurt to see Michigan State near the top of these lists. And in this case with Davis, as his preseason favorite to win the league.
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