Well MSU finished their awful OOC schedule 10-0. But I guess with a new coach and a bunch of transfers, they made a choice. They did only lose 7 sets, and only one match went 5.
Big wakeup this week, opening Big Ten play on the road at Minnesota. But aside from that, and a trip to Lincoln, the early Big Ten schedule is relatively light
Massey rankings
1. (#2) Nebraska
2. (#3) Wisconsin
3. (#8) Purdue
4. (#11) Minnesota
5. (#14) USC
6. (#17) Penn State
7. (#18) Oregon
8. (#24) Indiana
9. (#27) Michigan
10. (#29) UCLA
11. (#38) Michigan State
12. (#46) Washington
13. (#49) Illinois
14. (#69) Northwestern
15. (#88) Maryland
16. (#92) Iowa
17. (#93) Ohio State
18. (#155) Rutgers
After Minnesota, they host UM, at Northwestern, at Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, at Nebraska, Maryland, Iowa
So 7 of their first 9 are against the bottom 10, and the only two of those 7 that are ranked ahead of MSU are at home. Assume losses at Minnesota and Nebraska. But if they can split at home against Indiana and Michigan, and maybe go 4-1 against the easier 5 teams, that's a pretty decent 5-4 start in the best conference in the country.
