After winning the deepest Big Ten ever by the widest margin in his coaching career, Tom Izzo probably expected a little more respect than he’s been given to begin the 2025-26 season.
The reigning Big Ten champs are just No. 22 in the preseason AP Top 25, CBS Sports predicts that they may miss the NCAA Tournament this year, and the conference’s media projected the Spartans to finish sixth in their preseason poll.
It feels like the good ol’ days when everyone would overlook Izzo and the Spartans just for them to win the Big Ten and make a Final Four run.