MSU basketball considered a top 'talent' team in analytical rankings system
The Torvik rankings provide an analytical look at a number of different factors for the college basketball landscape, including rankings for talent projection. For Michigan State, that ranking is in the top 15 nationally.
Per a post from Ant Wright, Michigan State ranks No. 15 in national talent projection. Among Big Ten teams, that is No. 4 -- only behind Oregon (No. 10), Michigan (No. 11), Illinois (No. 12) and UCLA (No. 13). Interesting, Purdue is ranked No. 21 nationally in this metric, while the Boilermakers are considered the preseason top team nationally in some media outlets.
Click here for a breakdown of how the Torvik rankings work.
Overall, Michigan State comes in at No. 22 in the preseason Torvik rankings that include a number of other ranking metrics. That is No. 6 in the Big Ten.
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