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Michigan State
Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
32 / 32
Best finish
No. 1 (2019-2020)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball · Women's Volleyball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportSeason-final ranking by sport · 1995-1996 – 2026-2027
FootballMen's BasketballWomen's BasketballWomen's Volleyball
Each point is Michigan State's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.
A year is lit when Michigan State was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s7 ranked
2010s10 ranked
2019
Best · No. 1
FBMen'sWomen's2018
Best · No. 3
FBMen'sWomen'sVB2017
Best · No. 1
FBMen'sVB2016
Best · No. 8
FBMen'sWomen'sVB2015
Best · No. 1
FBMen'sWomen'sVB2014
Best · No. 5
FBMen'sWomen'sVB2013
Best · No. 1
FBMen'sWomen'sVB2012
Best · No. 4
FBMen'sWomen'sVB2011
Best · No. 4
FBMen'sWomen's2010
Best · No. 2
FBMen'sWomen's
2000s10 ranked
2009
Best · No. 2
Men'sWomen'sVB2008
Best · No. 2
FBMen'sWomen's2007
Best · No. 6
FBMen'sWomen'sVB2006
Best · No. 16
Men'sWomen's2005
Best · No. 4
FBMen'sWomen's2004
Best · No. 2
Men'sWomen's2003
Best · No. 3
FBMen'sWomen'sVB2002
Best · No. 9
FBMen'sVB2001
Best · No. 11
FBMen'sVB2000
Best · No. 1
FBMen'sVB
1990s5 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2022-2023Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2022-2023 Schedule
5–7Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | vs | W 35–13 | |
| Wk 2 | vs | Akron | W 52–0 |
| Wk 3 | at | L 28–39 | |
| Wk 4 | vs | L 7–34 | |
| Wk 5 | at | L 13–27 | |
| Wk 6 | vs | 3 |
L 20–49 |
| Wk 7 | vs | W 34–28 | |
| Wk 9 | at | 4 |
L 7–29 |
| Wk 10 | at | 14 |
W 23–15 |
| Wk 11 | vs | W 27–21 | |
| Wk 12 | vs | L 31–39 | |
| Wk 13 | at | 11 |
L 16–35 |