7:00 AM ET Unranked Michigan State has lost four of its past five games, is in the middle of a four-way tie for third place in the muddled Big Ten standings and is currently a No. 6 seed in Bracketology. And yet: The Spartans are still the Big Ten’s best chance at a national championship. In fact, Michigan State’s shot at the title — 5% — is more than double Maryland’s or any other Big Ten team’s chance, per ESPN’s Basketball Power Index (BPI). And yes, BPI is fully aware that the Terrapins picked up a victory over the Spartans in East Lansing just a few days ago. My first thought: This has to be the preseason priors, right? After all, BPI (among others) did rank the Spartans first in the preseason thanks to the presence of Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman on the roster and coach Tom Izzo’s track…
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