Spartans ranked for first time since 2016.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- For the first time since 2016, Michigan State baseball is ranked the national Top 25 Poll, as the Spartans are No. 23 in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCWBA) Top 25 Poll.
The 2025 Spartans are 6-1, opening with six-straight wins before being dealt their first defeat of the season on Sunday by UCLA in the final day of action at the Kleberg Bank College Classic in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Michigan State's last ranking was No. 23 in the Baseball America Top 25 Poll and No. 30 in the NCWBA Poll on May 2, 2016. The Spartans made their season debut in the rankings that season at No. 25 in the March 14 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
In this week's NCWBA Top 25 Poll, Michigan State is one of two Big Ten Conference teams in the rankings, joining No. 12 Oregon, while Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA and USC are all among others receiving votes.
While Sunday's loss denied Michigan State of its first 7-0 start to a season since 1964, the Spartans' 6-1 start is the best since 2016 when MSU also was dealt defeat in game number seven after a 6-0 start. Overall, the 2025 start is MSU's third 6-1 start under head coach Jake Boss Jr., joining 2011 and 2016.
Michigan State will be in action playing eight games in 10 days at its home-away-from-home, Fluor Field, in Greenville, South Carolina, home of the Greenville Drive, the high-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, for MSU's Spring Break trip Feb. 28-March 9.
MSU hosts Harvard in a three-game series, Friday-Sunday, Feb. 28-March 2, then play Western Carolina on Wednesday, March 5 in a single midweek contest.
The Spartans then host the First Pitch Invitational on Friday-Sunday, March 7-9, tangling with Cornell and UAB on March 7, then Winthrop on March 8 and UAB again on March 9.
The weekend schedule is subject to further change, fans can stay tuned to MSUSpartans.com and @MSUBaseball on Twitter for schedule updates, along with follow this weekend's action with "Watch Live" and "Live Stats."
Release courtesy of MSU Athletics.
