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Sporting News ranks Michigan State football No. 14, Michigan No. 17 over last decade

The Michigan football team has won the last two meetings with Michigan State. The Spartans, though, have won the decade.

That's according to The Sporting News, which on Thursday ranked its top 25 programs of the decade. Michigan State checks in at No. 14, while Michigan is No. 17.

Writer Bill Bender says that's the result of a points system the Sporting News used to determine the rankings that also can be found here.