Michigan State Tops AP Preseason <br />Men's Basketball Poll for First Time<br />.<br />The Spartans received 60 of 65 first place votes in the preseason poll.<br />.<br />No. 2 Kentucky and No. 3 Kansas were the only <br />other teams to receive first-place votes.<br />.<br />Michigan State has been ranked No. 1 for 12 weeks in <br />The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll.<br />.<br />The Spartans had previously been ranked No. 2 four times in the preseason poll.<br />.<br />It's almost bizarre to me because I would've thought Magic's team <br />was No. 1. <br />, Tom Izzo, Michigan State coach, via Associated Press.<br />Magic Johnson's Spartans beat Larry Bird and Indiana State <br />in the 1979 NCAA title game.<br />.<br />Michigan State started the following season at No. 7 in the preseason poll.<br />.<br />The Spartans won 32 games last season and reached the <br />Final Four for the eighth time under Izzo.
