Michigan State is at their best against Ranked Opponents
It's no secret that Michigan State has been a successful program under their Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo.
And according to Fox College Hoops, they are one of ten teams with a winning record against ranked opponents in the last decade.
These are the only 10 teams with winning records against ranked opponents in the last 10 years 🙌 pic.twitter.com/wFi8cUmYVa
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) July 15, 2020
The Spartans were seventh on the list featuring a 55% winning percentage against other ranked schools.
Winning Percentage vs. Ranked Teams (Last 10 Years)
- Kansas: 65.7%
- Duke: 65.2%
- Kentucky: 62.6%
- Oregon: 59.6%
- Virginia: 57.5%
- Villanova: 55.1%
- Michigan State: 55.0%
- Gonzaga: 53.8%
- Arizona: 52.4%
- Wisconsin: 50.5%
Last month, Tom Izzo earned Coach of the Decade Honors from a panel of Big Ten Network experts.
He was picked over former and current Big Ten coaches Thad Matta (OSU), Matt Painter (Purdue), Bo Ryan (Wisconsin), and John Beilein (Michigan).
In the decade, Michigan State won 27 games eight out of ten times and qualified for the NCAA tournament each year.
The Spartans appeared in three Final Fours, won four Big Ten regular-season titles, and four Big Ten Tournament titles.
During April of 2016, Izzo was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, where he chose Gary Williams (former Maryland HC) to introduce him at the ceremony.
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