Michigan State has landed in one of the Columbus pods for the 2012 NCAA tournament. There, as the No. 1 seed in the West Region, Michigan State will take on 16th-seeded LIU Brooklyn on Friday. Also that day, Memphis will play Saint Louis. If the Spartans win their game, they will take on the winner of the Memphis-Saint Louis game.
Here's a look at the West Region of the 2012 NCAA tournament bracket:
No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 16 LIU Brooklyn (Friday)
No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 Saint Louis (Friday)
No. 5 New Mexico vs. No. 12 Long Beach State (Thursday)
No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 13 Davidson (Thursday)
No. 2 Missouri vs. No. 15 Norfolk State (Friday)
No. 7 Florida vs. No. 10 Virginia (Friday)
No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 14 BYU OR Iona (Thursday)
No. 6 Murray State vs. No. 11 Colorado State (Thursday)
For more on Michigan State, visit The Only Colors. For more coverage of the Spartans in the 2012 NCAA tournament, visit SB Nation Detroit's StoryStream. Click here for a link to our NCAA bracket 2012.
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