The MRI
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Michigan State · 2008–09

31–7 · #9 of 330 · MRI 179.22 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-16 vs Idaho W 100–62
11-20 at Purdue Fort Wayne W 70–59
11-28 N Maryland L 62–80
11-29 N Oklahoma State W 94–79
11-30 N Wichita State W 65–57
12-04 N North Carolina L 63–98
12-07 vs Bradley W 75–59
12-13 vs Alcorn State W 118–60
12-18 vs The Citadel W 79–65
12-20 N Texas W 67–63
12-27 N Oakland W 82–66
12-31 at Minnesota W 70–58
01-04 at Northwestern W 77–66
01-07 vs Ohio State W 67–58
01-10 vs Kansas W 75–62
01-14 at Penn State W 78–73
01-17 vs Illinois W 63–57
01-21 vs Northwestern L 63–70
01-25 at Ohio State W 78–67
01-30 at Iowa W 71–56
02-01 vs Penn State L 68–72
02-05 vs Minnesota W 76–47
02-07 vs Indiana W 75–47
02-11 at Michigan W 54–42
02-18 at Purdue L 54–72
02-22 vs Wisconsin W 61–50
02-26 vs Iowa W 62–54
03-01 at Illinois W 74–66
03-04 at Indiana W 64–59
03-08 vs Purdue W 62–51
03-13 N Minnesota W 64–56
03-14 N Ohio State L 70–82
03-21 N Robert Morris W 77–62
03-22 N USC W 74–69
03-28 N Kansas W 67–62
03-29 N Louisville W 64–52
04-04 N UConn W 82–73
04-07 at North Carolina L 72–89

No expected-margin column for this season: MRI 2.0 rates college basketball from 2020 onward, and these games were rated by the original formula, which scores a result rather than predicting one.

Michigan State · 2008–09 rankings