Here's a look at where Mississippi State stands in this week's NCAA tournament projections. CBS Sports' Jerry Palm kept Mississippi State as a No. 4 seed. He has it matched up against No. 13 Northern Colorado in Seattle. The winner would play either No. 5 Louisville or No. 12 Samford.

Mississippi State basketball had its worst offensive performance of the season against Tennessee. Here's what coach Chris Jans saw.

Predicting the outcome of every remaining Mississippi State men’s basketball game and forecasting their final season record.

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Michigan (14-5, 6-2), which plays host to Penn State on Monday night, dropped from the Top 25 after losing its lone game last week, 91-64 at then-No. 11 Purdue. The Wolverines lead the vote-getters outside of the Top 25.

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of Michigan’s rich history predates statehood.

The Supreme Court has left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft.

Happy 187th birthday, Michigan! You look great. Honestly, you don’t look a day over 125. What’s your secret? Pilates? Whatever it is, keep it up. It’s working.

Freshman Jase Richardson poured in a season-high 20 points, fellow reserve Coen Carr had 14 points with eight rebounds and No. 8 Michigan State won its 12th in a row with an 81-74 result over Rutgers on Saturday afternoon in New York.

The Post’s Zach Braziller provides a college basketball stock watch and look ahead to this week’s biggest games. Game of the Week Arkansas at No. 9 Kentucky, Saturday, 9 p.m. John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena in what will certainly be an emotionally charged environment.

Auburn continues to reside in the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after surviving a scare Saturday against Tennessee. Kentucky wasn't