Two Saturdays ago, Bubba Cunningham sat on national television saying that Michigan State was close to making the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee’s top 16 teams in an early look at the NCAA tournament bracket.

The Big Ten basketball standings experienced a major shift over the weekend. Michigan State defeated first-place Michigan on the road on Friday night, overtaking the top rival and claiming the conference's top spot.

Back inside the USA Today Coaches poll top 10. After exhilarating and impressive ranked victories over Purdue and rival Michigan last week, Michigan State basketball leaped five spots to No. 8 in this week’s poll. THE BIG DANCE: Michigan State basketball March Madness projections, bracketology with 4 games left

Here's an updated look at where Big Ten men's basketball teams sit in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings:

Michigan basketball had been steadily rising up the rankings over the course of the 2024-25 college basketball season with big wins over Wisconsin (which is aging quite well as time moves on) and Purdue.

Everything you need to know in order to watch the Michigan Wolverines take on the Michigan State Spartans on Friday, Feb. 21.