The Final Four is Not on the Schedule

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Rod: Rod is a lifelong Spartan fan. His first game was at Jenison Fieldhouse in 1978, watching Earvin Johnson and Co. beat Ohio State.

Eric: Eric is also a lifelong Spartans fan and remembers going to games at Jenison fieldhouse before there was a 3 point line. He is a physician and season ticket holder and resides in West Michigan with his family.

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March 15, 2026: We’ve finally reached the first climax of the season and a time when a lot of fans start paying attention to college basketball – the bracket reveal. By all reasonable measures, Michigan State has had a very good season. They finished the year 25-7 on the year and secured a 3 seed. By any objective measure, a very solid year – maybe not great – but very, very good. Of course, a lot of the saltiness expressed by the MSU fanbase is probably due to the historically great season that Michigan has had.

Under Tom Izzo MSU has now made a record straight 28 NCAA Tournament appearances which I think means one thing in particular – we’ve seen just about everything from the Spartans in this bizarre and random tournament. We’ve seen every seed from 1-11 except, strangely, an 8 seed. We’ve seen first round exits, a national title, multiple elite 8s, sweet 16s, and final fours – those coming from likely and unlikely seed lines. Frankly, when you’ve had this many appearances you’re bound to have seen just about anything by this point.

So this year, MSU finds itself as the 3 seed in the East region and will face off against North Dakota State in the first round. Second round matchups would be either Louisville or USF and then the sweet 16 probably UConn. Maybe Duke after that for a trip to the Final Four.

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