The voters are split this week over Michigan State’s place in the college basketball world.
The Spartans returned to No. 1 in the USA Today Coaches Poll on Monday, while only moving up to No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25.
MSU (23-3, 12-2 Big Ten), which has won eight straight games, moved back to the top spot in the coaches rankings for the first time since spending one week at No. 1 starting Jan. 1.
In the USA Today rankings, the Spartans received 17 first-place votes and have 763 points.