{"id":894725,"date":"2026-03-27T05:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/michigan-state-spartans-fans-survey-results-on-ncaa-hockey-and-basketball-tournaments\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T05:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:17:45","slug":"michigan-state-spartans-fans-survey-results-on-ncaa-hockey-and-basketball-tournaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/michigan-state-spartans-fans-survey-results-on-ncaa-hockey-and-basketball-tournaments\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan State Spartans Fans Survey Results on NCAA Hockey and Basketball Tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basketball <\/p>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img title=\"basketball\" alt=\"basketball Michigan State's Jaxon Kohler, right, celebrates after Coen Carr's dunk against USC during the second half on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. | Nick King\/Lansing State Journal \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/J0cQwzWho9X4zokBE7VeCA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/sb_nation_articles_115\/acdcf8083778f6789aa6b94a02ed745d\"><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption>\n<p>Michigan State&#8217;s Jaxon Kohler, right, celebrates after Coen Carr&#8217;s dunk against USC during the second half on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. | Nick King\/Lansing State Journal \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class>Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Sweet 16 in this year\u2019s NCAA Tournament. It is also the beginning of the NCAA Men\u2019s Hockey Tournament, which is a 16-team field. In both competitions, our Spartans take on the UConn Huskies in an effort to move to the Elite 8 and Regional Finals, respectively. This week, I asked for your predictions on what both MSU squads will do over the coming days.<\/p>\n<p class>In hockey, the optimism is through the roof at a whopping 88% saying that MSU will win 2 games on Thursday and Saturday to move on to the Frozen Four.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img title=\"basketball\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NwVjIeTvriEkckQyiC6kdQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/sb_nation_articles_115\/1c0f839f1e463da812755ba2487e2153\"><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class>In basketball, we still have a majority predicting 2 wins, but just barely at 56%. Interestingly, in both polls, losing to UConn in our next game was the 2nd most popular selection.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img title=\"basketball\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/X6Bm8WN7JpLsZW20g2D1Ug--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/sb_nation_articles_115\/087143c41fd40662bb64884f40b6f6e0\"><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class>And one from the national archives, Duke is the most popular pick for coming out of the East region, but Michigan State comes in second at 28% of the vote. That means most neutral voters are selecting MSU to get past UConn.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img title=\"basketball\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.sGYGRbDVxs3G0ERDuL4aA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/sb_nation_articles_115\/8187da6ab48b5ce2a5898d0937093a9b\"><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class>Let\u2019s see how you voters do this week. If you are the betting type, don\u2019t forget to place those wagers over on <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/basketball\/ncaa-basketball-mens-games\/michigan-state-@-connecticut-35405357\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FanDuel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{\"yLinkElement\":\"context_link\",\"yModuleName\":\"content-canvas\",\"yLinkText\":\"FanDuel\"}\">FanDuel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class>As always, if you have any suggestions for a survey question, please leave it in the comments.<\/p>\n<p class>Go Green! Go White!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/michigan-state-spartans-fans-survey-235251215.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Buffy Fetzer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basketball Michigan State&#8217;s Jaxon Kohler, right, celebrates after Coen Carr&#8217;s dunk against USC during the second half on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. | Nick King\/Lansing State Journal \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Sweet 16 in this year\u2019s NCAA Tournament. 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