Michigan State

Big Ten · East Lansing, Lansing, Michigan

NCAA titles: 1979, 2000

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1875-1170

All-time

0.616

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Michigan State’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#3 Michigan State 75-64 #1 Indiana State

Special Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

National Title

1979 · Mar 26, 1979 · Championship Game

2.72

Game Score

#5 Michigan State 68-67 #1 Duke

Capital One Arena, Washington-Baltimore, DC

Elite Eight

2019 · Mar 31, 2019 · Regional Finals

2.33

Game Score

#15 Michigan State 94-88 #7 Kentucky (2OT)

Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas

Elite Eight

2005 · Mar 27, 2005 · Regional Finals

2.06

Game Score

#11 Michigan State 63-67 #7 Connecticut

Capital One Arena, Washington-Baltimore, DC

Sweet 16

2026 · Mar 27, 2026 · Regional Semifinals

1.97

Game Score

#2 Michigan State 81-90 Middle Tennessee State

Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri

2016 · Mar 18, 2016 · First Round

1.93

Game Score

#2 Michigan State 62-68 #1 Duke

Tropicana Field, Tampa, Florida

Final Four

1999 · Mar 27, 1999 · Final Four

1.92

Game Score

#8 Michigan State 67-62 #14 Kansas

Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Sweet 16

2009 · Mar 27, 2009 · Regional Semifinals

1.84

Game Score

#23 Michigan State 76-70 #17 Louisville (OT)

Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Elite Eight

2015 · Mar 29, 2015 · Regional Finals

1.84

Game Score

#15 Michigan State 78-68 #3 Duke

Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas

Sweet 16

2005 · Mar 25, 2005 · Regional Semifinals

1.84

Game Score

Michigan State 60-58 #17 Maryland

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Sweet 16

2003 · Mar 28, 2003 · Regional Semifinals

1.82

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 26, 1979	1979	Championship Game	#3 Michigan State 75-64 #1 Indiana State Special Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah National Title	2.72
2	Mar 31, 2019	2019	Regional Finals	#5 Michigan State 68-67 #1 Duke Capital One Arena, Washington-Baltimore, DC Elite Eight	2.33
3	Mar 27, 2005	2005	Regional Finals	#15 Michigan State 94-88 #7 Kentucky (2OT) Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas Elite Eight	2.06
4	Mar 27, 2026	2026	Regional Semifinals	#11 Michigan State 63-67 #7 Connecticut Capital One Arena, Washington-Baltimore, DC Sweet 16	1.97
5	Mar 18, 2016	2016	First Round	#2 Michigan State 81-90 Middle Tennessee State Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri	1.93
6	Mar 27, 1999	1999	Final Four	#2 Michigan State 62-68 #1 Duke Tropicana Field, Tampa, Florida Final Four	1.92
7	Mar 27, 2009	2009	Regional Semifinals	#8 Michigan State 67-62 #14 Kansas Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Sweet 16	1.84
8	Mar 29, 2015	2015	Regional Finals	#23 Michigan State 76-70 #17 Louisville (OT) Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York Elite Eight	1.84
9	Mar 25, 2005	2005	Regional Semifinals	#15 Michigan State 78-68 #3 Duke Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas Sweet 16	1.84
10	Mar 28, 2003	2003	Regional Semifinals	Michigan State 60-58 #17 Maryland Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Sweet 16	1.82

Season by season

2027 · Michigan State

Big Ten

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Michigan State

Big Ten

Record

27-8

Conf record

15-5

#11

SRS

#11

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2025 · Michigan State

Big Ten ★

Record

30-7

Conf record

17-3

SRS

#11

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

2024 · Michigan State

Big Ten

Record

20-15

Conf record

10-10

—

SRS

#17

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2023 · Michigan State

Big Ten

Record

21-13

Conf record

11-8

—

SRS

#30

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2022 · Michigan State

Big Ten

Record

23-13

Conf record

11-9

—

SRS

#34

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2021 · Michigan State

Big Ten

Record

15-13

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#63

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2020 · Michigan State

Big Ten ★

Record

22-9

Conf record

14-6

SRS

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Michigan State

Big Ten ★ ◆

Record

32-7

Conf record

16-4

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Final Four

2018 · Michigan State

Big Ten ★

Record

30-5

Conf record

16-2

SRS

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2017 · Michigan State

Big Ten

Record

20-15

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#42

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2016 · Michigan State

Big Ten ◆

Record

29-6

Conf record

13-5

SRS

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Michigan State	0-0	Big Ten
2026	Michigan State	27-8	Big Ten	15-5	#11	#11	3	Sweet 16
2025	Michigan State	30-7	Big Ten ★	17-3	#8	#11	2	Elite Eight
2024	Michigan State	20-15	Big Ten	10-10		#17	9	NCAA tournament
2023	Michigan State	21-13	Big Ten	11-8		#30	7	Sweet 16
2022	Michigan State	23-13	Big Ten	11-9		#34	7	NCAA tournament
2021	Michigan State	15-13	Big Ten	9-11		#63	11	NCAA tournament
2020	Michigan State	22-9	Big Ten ★	14-6	#9	#4
2019	Michigan State	32-7	Big Ten ★ ◆	16-4	#5	#4	2	Final Four
2018	Michigan State	30-5	Big Ten ★	16-2	#5	#4	3	NCAA tournament
2017	Michigan State	20-15	Big Ten	10-8		#42	9	NCAA tournament
2016	Michigan State	29-6	Big Ten ◆	13-5	#2	#4	2	NCAA tournament
2015	Michigan State	27-12	Big Ten	12-6	#23	#17	7	Final Four
2014	Michigan State	29-9	Big Ten ◆	12-6	#11	#7	4	Elite Eight
2013	Michigan State	27-9	Big Ten	13-5	#9	#12	3	Sweet 16
2012	Michigan State	29-8	Big Ten ★ ◆	13-5	#5	#5	1	Sweet 16
2011	Michigan State	19-15	Big Ten	9-9		#34	10	NCAA tournament
2010	Michigan State	28-9	Big Ten ★	14-4	#13	#23	5	Final Four
2009	Michigan State	31-7	Big Ten ★	15-3	#8	#13	2	Final Four
2008	Michigan State	27-9	Big Ten	12-6	#18	#16	5	Sweet 16
2007	Michigan State	23-12	Big Ten	8-8		#17	9	NCAA tournament
2006	Michigan State	22-12	Big Ten	8-8		#33	6	NCAA tournament
2005	Michigan State	26-7	Big Ten	13-3	#15	#7	5	Final Four
2004	Michigan State	18-12	Big Ten	12-4		#37	7	NCAA tournament
2003	Michigan State	22-13	Big Ten	10-6		#19	7	Elite Eight
2002	Michigan State	19-12	Big Ten	10-6		#23	10	NCAA tournament
2001	Michigan State	28-5	Big Ten ★	13-3	#3	#4	1	Final Four
2000	Michigan State	32-7	Big Ten ★ ◆	13-3	#2	#3	1	Champion	National
1999	Michigan State	33-5	Big Ten ★ ◆	15-1	#2	#7	1	Final Four
1998	Michigan State	22-8	Big Ten ★	13-3	#16	#13	4	Sweet 16
1997	Michigan State	17-12	Big Ten	9-9		#45		NIT
1996	Michigan State	16-16	Big Ten	9-9		#81		NIT
1995	Michigan State	22-6	Big Ten	14-4	#11	#13	3	NCAA tournament
1994	Michigan State	20-12	Big Ten	10-8		#23	7	NCAA tournament
1993	Michigan State	15-13	Big Ten	7-11		#25		NIT
1992	Michigan State	22-8	Big Ten	11-7	#14	#18	5	NCAA tournament
1991	Michigan State	19-11	Big Ten	11-7		#42	5	NCAA tournament
1990	Michigan State	28-6	Big Ten ★	15-3	#4	#18	1	Sweet 16
1989	Michigan State	18-15	Big Ten	6-12		#37		NIT
1988	Michigan State	10-18	Big Ten	5-13		#78
1987	Michigan State	11-17	Big Ten	6-12		#72
1986	Michigan State	23-8	Big Ten	12-6	#18	#10	5	Sweet 16
1985	Michigan State	19-10	Big Ten	10-8		#18	7	NCAA tournament
1984	Michigan State	15-13	Big Ten	8-10		#52
1983	Michigan State	17-13	Big Ten	9-9		#44		NIT
1982	Michigan State	11-17	Big Ten	6-12		#93
1981	Michigan State	13-14	Big Ten	7-11		#56
1980	Michigan State	12-15	Big Ten	6-12		#28
1979	Michigan State	26-6	Big Ten ★	13-5	#3	#1	2	Champion	National
1978	Michigan State	25-5	Big Ten ★	15-3	#4	#5		Elite Eight
1977	Michigan State	10-17	Big Ten	7-11		#70
1976	Michigan State	14-13	Big Ten	10-8		#45
1975	Michigan State	17-9	Big Ten	10-8		#39
1974	Michigan State	13-11	Big Ten	8-6		#59
1973	Michigan State	13-11	Big Ten	6-8		#59
1972	Michigan State	13-11	Big Ten	6-8		#93
1971	Michigan State	10-14	Big Ten	4-10		#91
1970	Michigan State	9-15	Big Ten	5-9		#99
1969	Michigan State	11-12	Big Ten	6-8		#28
1968	Michigan State	12-12	Big Ten	6-8		#77
1967	Michigan State	16-7	Big Ten ★	10-4		#36
1966	Michigan State	15-7	Big Ten	10-4		#25
1965	Michigan State	5-18	Big Ten	1-13		#95
1964	Michigan State	14-10	Big Ten	8-6		#39
1963	Michigan State	4-16	Big Ten	3-11		#68
1962	Michigan State	8-14	Big Ten	3-11		#71
1961	Michigan State	7-17	Big Ten	3-11		#87
1960	Michigan State	10-11	Big Ten	5-9		#31
1959	Michigan State	19-4	Big Ten ★	12-2	#7	#4		Elite Eight
1958	Michigan State	16-6	Big Ten	9-5	#17	#11
1957	Michigan State	16-10	Big Ten ★	10-4	#11	#10		Final Four
1956	Michigan State	13-9	Big Ten	7-7		#37
1955	Michigan State	13-9	Big Ten	8-6		#18
1954	Michigan State	9-13	Big Ten	4-10		#24
1953	Michigan State	13-9	Big Ten	11-7		#14
1952	Michigan State	13-9	Big Ten	6-8		#35
1951	Michigan State	10-11	Big Ten	5-9		#41
1950	Michigan State	4-18	Big Ten			#117
1949	Michigan State	9-12	Big Ten
1948	Michigan State	12-10	Independent
1947	Michigan State	11-10	Independent
1946	Michigan State	12-9	Independent
1945	Michigan State	9-7	Independent
1943	Michigan State	2-14	Independent
1942	Michigan State	15-6	Independent
1941	Michigan State	11-6	Independent
1940	Michigan State	14-6	Independent
1939	Michigan State	9-8	Independent
1938	Michigan State	9-8	Independent
1937	Michigan State	5-12	Independent
1936	Michigan State	8-9	Independent
1935	Michigan State	14-4	Independent
1934	Michigan State	12-5	Independent
1933	Michigan State	10-7	Independent
1932	Michigan State	12-5	Independent
1931	Michigan State	16-1	Independent
1930	Michigan State	12-4	Independent
1929	Michigan State	11-5	Independent
1928	Michigan State	11-4	Independent
1927	Michigan State	7-11	Independent
1926	Michigan State	5-13	Independent
1925	Michigan Agricultural	6-13	Independent
1924	Michigan Agricultural	10-10	Independent
1923	Michigan Agricultural	10-9	Independent
1922	Michigan Agricultural	11-12	Independent
1921	Michigan Agricultural	13-8	Independent
1920	Michigan Agricultural	12-11	Independent
1919	Michigan Agricultural	9-9	Independent
1918	Michigan Agricultural	6-10	Independent
1917	Michigan Agricultural	11-5	Independent
1916	Michigan Agricultural	8-8	Independent
1915	Michigan Agricultural	7-9	Independent
1914	Michigan Agricultural	8-4	Independent
1913	Michigan Agricultural	8-5	Independent
1912	Michigan Agricultural	12-3	Independent
1911	Michigan Agricultural	5-9	Independent
1910	Michigan Agricultural	10-5	Independent
1909	Michigan Agricultural	10-5	Independent
1908	Michigan Agricultural	15-5	Independent
1907	Michigan Agricultural	14-2	Independent
1906	Michigan Agricultural	11-2	Independent
1905	Michigan Agricultural	5-3	Independent
1904	Michigan Agricultural	5-3	Independent
1903	Michigan Agricultural	6-0	Independent
1902	Michigan Agricultural	5-0	Independent
1901	Michigan Agricultural	3-0	Independent
1900	Michigan Agricultural	2-2	Independent
1899	Michigan Agricultural	0-2	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

26 AP All-American selections.

Jeremy Fears Jr.2026

Cassius Winston2020

Cassius Winston2019

Miles Bridges2018

Denzel Valentine2016

Draymond Green2012

Jason Richardson2001

Charlie Bell2001

Mateen Cleaves2000

Morris Peterson2000

Mateen Cleaves1999

Mateen Cleaves1998

Year	Player
2026	Jeremy Fears Jr.
2020	Cassius Winston
2019	Cassius Winston
2018	Miles Bridges
2016	Denzel Valentine
2012	Draymond Green
2001	Jason Richardson
2001	Charlie Bell
2000	Mateen Cleaves
2000	Morris Peterson
1999	Mateen Cleaves
1998	Mateen Cleaves
1995	Shawn Respert
1991	Steve Smith
1990	Steve Smith
1986	Scott Skiles
1985	Sam Vincent
1981	Jay Vincent
1979	Magic Johnson
1979	Greg Kelser
1978	Magic Johnson
1976	Terry Furlow
1960	Horace Walker
1959	Johnny Green
1958	Johnny Green
1956	Julius McCoy

NBA first-round picks

67 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Jase Richardson2025

Last college yr: 2025

Jaren Jackson Jr.2018

Last college yr: 2018

Miles Bridges2018

Last college yr: 2018

Miles Bridges2018

Last college yr: 2017

Denzel Valentine2016

Last college yr: 2016

Denzel Valentine2016

Last college yr: 2015

Adreian Payne2014

Last college yr: 2014

Gary Harris2014

Last college yr: 2014

Denzel Valentine2016

Last college yr: 2014

Adreian Payne2014

Last college yr: 2013

Gary Harris2014

Last college yr: 2013

Denzel Valentine2016

Last college yr: 2013

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2025	Jase Richardson	2025
2018	Jaren Jackson Jr.	2018
2018	Miles Bridges	2018
2018	Miles Bridges	2017
2016	Denzel Valentine	2016
2016	Denzel Valentine	2015
2014	Adreian Payne	2014
2014	Gary Harris	2014
2016	Denzel Valentine	2014
2014	Adreian Payne	2013
2014	Gary Harris	2013
2016	Denzel Valentine	2013
2014	Adreian Payne	2012
2014	Adreian Payne	2011
2006	Shannon Brown	2006
2006	Maurice Ager	2006
2006	Shannon Brown	2005
2006	Maurice Ager	2005
2006	Shannon Brown	2004
2006	Maurice Ager	2004
2006	Maurice Ager	2003
2001	Jason Richardson	2001
2001	Zach Randolph	2001
2000	Mateen Cleaves	2000
2000	Morris Peterson	2000
2001	Jason Richardson	2000
2000	Mateen Cleaves	1999
2000	Morris Peterson	1999
2000	Mateen Cleaves	1998
2000	Morris Peterson	1998
2000	Mateen Cleaves	1997
2000	Morris Peterson	1997
2000	Morris Peterson	1996
1995	Shawn Respert	1995
1995	Shawn Respert	1994
1995	Shawn Respert	1993
1995	Shawn Respert	1992
1991	Steve Smith	1991
1995	Shawn Respert	1991
1991	Steve Smith	1990
1991	Steve Smith	1989
1991	Steve Smith	1988
1986	Scott Skiles	1986
1985	Sam Vincent	1985
1986	Scott Skiles	1985
1984	Kevin Willis	1984
1985	Sam Vincent	1984
1986	Scott Skiles	1984
1984	Kevin Willis	1983
1985	Sam Vincent	1983
1986	Scott Skiles	1983
1984	Kevin Willis	1982
1985	Sam Vincent	1982
1979	Magic Johnson	1979
1979	Greg Kelser	1979
1979	Magic Johnson	1978
1979	Greg Kelser	1978
1979	Greg Kelser	1977
1976	Terry Furlow	1976
1979	Greg Kelser	1976
1976	Terry Furlow	1975
1976	Terry Furlow	1974
1976	Terry Furlow	1973
1972	Ralph Simpson	1970
1959	Johnny Green	1959
1959	Johnny Green	1958
1959	Johnny Green	1957