Spartans land as high seed in early 'bracketology' NCAA Tournament projection
See where one bracketologist has the Spartans in a super early look ahead to the 2027 NCAA Tournament
It's never too early to look ahead to the next NCAA Tournament, right? Nick Bateman, a bracketologist, has released an extremely early NCAA Tournament projection for next season and Michigan State is positioned to get a high seed again next year. Bateman has the Spartans landing as a No.
2 seed in the East Region in his 2027 NCAA Tournament bracketology projection. In this projection, Michigan State would face No. 15 seed Charleston in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Should the Spartans avoid the first round upset, they'd then play the winner of the No. 7 seed Clemson and No. 10 seed Villanova game in the second round.
Michigan State is widely considered an early national championship favorite next year and projected to start the year ranked in the top 10 in the preseason poll. The Spartans reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament this past season as a No. 3 seed, and were last a No.