What team is better Michigan or Michigan State?
Michigan leads the series with an overall record of 72–38–5, though the series has seen several ebbs and flows during which one team or the other has experienced periods of dominance. In the earliest years of the rivalry from 1898 to 1933, Michigan was the dominant program with a record of 23–2–3.
Final | Spread | Total |
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Consensus | MICH -22.5 | o55 |
Final | Spread | Total |
141 Michigan State | 5-4 ATS 68% | 3-6 O/U 70% |
142 Michigan | 6-3 ATS 32% | 2-6-1 O/U 30% |
In the most recent ranking recognizing the 2021-2022 academic year, MSU's rival, the Michigan Wolverines, are at the top after winning Big Ten banners in football and hockey. The National Association of College Directors Athletics, for years, has ranked programs by weighing each individual sport equally.
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Accomplishments by the two rivals.
Team | Michigan | Michigan State |
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NCAA Tournament appearances | 31* | 34 |
NCAA Tournament record | 66–30* | 69–33 |
Big Ten tournament titles | 2* | 6 |
Big Ten regular season titles | 15 | 16 |
The Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, referred to as The Game by some followers, is an American college football rivalry game that is played annually between the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Michigan and Ohio State are two of the most successful teams in NCAA Division I football.
Statistics | |
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Meetings total | 115 |
All-time record | Michigan leads, 72–38–5 |
Trophy series | Michigan leads, 39–29–2 |
Largest victory | October 8, 1902 Michigan, 119–0 |
Michigan State University's ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #77. Its in-state tuition and fees are $14,850; out-of-state tuition and fees are $40,662. Michigan State University was the first land-grant institution in the country and became a model for similar schools.
Size. The University of Michigan is home to 29,851 undergraduates and 14,733 graduate students. Michigan State has 38,491 undergraduates and 11,204 graduate students on its campus.
Michigan State would go on to a 7-6 record that season, finishing unranked in the final AP poll that season. MSU is coming off an 11-2 record in 2021, when they finished the season ranked No. 9 in the final AP poll of the season. Expectations are high for the Spartans again this season.
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Download Listing of all Tier 1 Universities.
Name | Michigan State University |
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ST | MI |
Top American Research Unive-rsity | 41 |
Assoc of American Universi-ties Members | y |
US News Best National Univer-sity Rankings 2022 | 83 |
Who are Michigan State's top rivals?
It pains MSU fans that Michigan's biggest rival is Ohio State, but the "Little Brothers" from East Lansing have held their own in this series over the past decade.
Michigan has won one NCAA Championship as well as two National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), 15 Big Ten Conference titles and two Big Ten tournament titles. In addition, it has won an NIT title and won a Big Ten tournament that were vacated due to NCAA sanctions.

Like much of the country, there's no other sport the people of Michigan love more than football.
Michigan went undefeated in 1997. Overall, the Michigan defense only allowed 9.5 points per game and ended the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll, giving Michigan its first national championship since 1948 with a victory in the 1998 Rose Bowl.
- Duke-UNC. They play for the Victory Bell in football, but their battles on the basketball court are what sets the Battle of the Blues apart.
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That leaves Michigan with wins over two ranked teams -- Ohio State and Penn State -- and three decent teams -- Illinois, Maryland, and Iowa. Of those five wins, two of them came on the road.
The championship years recognized by the NCAA are 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1933, 1948, and 1997.
Of the 116 times these teams have met, the Wolverines happen to lead the Buckeyes overall with 59 wins to Ohio State's 51. Michigan and Ohio State have tied a total of six times. So Michigan leads The Game rivalry 59-51-6 over Ohio State.
Michigan State claims a total of six national championships, including two (1952, 1965) from major wire-service: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll. The Spartans have also won eleven conference championships, with two in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and nine in the Big Ten.
University of Michigan—Ann Arbor's ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #25.
What state is Michigan ranked?
Long-Term Fiscal Stability | #32 |
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Short-Term Fiscal Stability | #37 |
Rankings. Michigan State University is ranked #116 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
Michigan State Futures Odds
Michigan State has a 3.2% chance of winning the national championship, based on its moneyline odds.
In the latest release of national championship odds by Vegas Insider, the Michigan Wolverines have positioned themselves as a top-5 contender. The updated odds place Michigan at an impressive No. 4 (+1000), trailing only Georgia, Alabama, and Ohio State.
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Team | Michigan |
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Open | 1000 |
Current | 1000 |
Tickets | 14.0% |
Handle | 15.7% |
Michigan moves to No.
3 on the college football national championship odds board – and in the CFP rankings – Michigan is now the +300 second choice to win it all at BetMGM.
Michigan State University is ranked #77 out of 443 National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
The Spartans are favored by 1-point in the latest Michigan State vs. Kansas State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 138.
MSU is listed as a longshot to win the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans' odds range from +6500 (wager $100 to win $6,500) to +15000. When it comes to reaching the Final Four, MSU is listed anywhere from +1200 to +1800 to win the East Region this year.
Year | Matchup | ATS Result |
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2022 | Purdue-Michigan | Favorite-Over |
2021 | Michigan-Iowa | Favorite-Over |
2020 | Ohio State-Northwestern | Underdog-Under |
2019 | Ohio State-Wisconsin | Underdog-Under |
Is Michigan the winningest team in college football?
Michigan is the winningest program in the history of college football.
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Teams ranked by total wins.
Rank | 1 |
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Team | Michigan |
Won | 989 |
Lost | 353 |
Tied | 36 |
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2024 College Football National Championship Odds: The Favorites.
Team | Title Odds |
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Ohio State | 600 |
Michigan | 1000 |
USC | 1400 |
LSU | 1600 |
College Basketball Championship Odds: Duke The Early Favorite. With the sweat barely dry on this year's tournament champions, Duke is the early leader to win the national championship in 2023-24. The Blue Devils finished the season with a 27-9 overall record and were third in the ACC standings.
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NFL Odds for Super Bowl LVIII.
NFL Team | Current Odds | Opening Odds |
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San Francisco 49ers | +900 | +900 |
New York Jets | +1400 | +2500 |
Dallas Cowboys | +1600 | +1400 |
Baltimore Ravens | +1800 | +1800 |
The Wolverines are favored by 2 points in the latest Michigan vs. Michigan State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 136.
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Odds to win national title.
UConn | -125 |
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San Diego State | +390 |
Miami | +500 |
FAU | +600 |
Michigan went undefeated in 1997. Overall, the Michigan defense only allowed 9.5 points per game and ended the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll, giving Michigan its first national championship since 1948 with a victory in the 1998 Rose Bowl.