Wisconsin coach Greg Gard sums up loss to No. 8 Michigan State
The Badgers coach met with the media following a 71-62 loss to the Spartans Sunday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State basketball continued its ascent in the rankings by reaching No. 7 in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll.
The Spartans, the highest-ranked team in the Big Ten, weren’t the only team from the conference included in the top 25. Wisconsin, Maryland, Michigan and Purdue were also in the latest Coaches Poll.
Maryland, Purdue and Wisconsin are all tied for 12-6 records with one week remaining in the regular season, with each of the three ranked programs looking to pull ahead for higher seeding in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. Michigan State and Michigan are at first and second in the Big Ten standings with 15-3 and 14-4 conference records, respectively.
Here’s a look at the latest Coaches and AP Top 25 polls from March 3:
Big Ten teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.
Schools dropped out: No. 24 Mississippi State; No. 25 Creighton.
Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 38; New Mexico 24; Creighton 24; UC San Diego 21; Vanderbilt 17; Gonzaga 17; Oregon 14; UConn 10; Drake 10; UCLA 9; Illinois 6; Ole Miss 2; Boise State 1.
Others receiving votes: VCU 85, Vanderbilt 78, Oregon 37, Drake 18, UC San Diego 17, Illinois 16, Ole Miss 13, UCLA 8, Gonzaga 8, Kansas 5, High Point 4, UConn 4, New Mexico 2, Creighton 2, Akron 1.
