Michigan State vs. Maryland - 2016 Big Ten Men"s Basketball Men"s Basketball Highlights
Maryland finished the regular season ranked 18thin the Associated Press media poll and 17thin the USA Today Sports coaches poll.
Both Top 25 polls were released Monday.
The 25-8 Terps remained in the same spot in the AP poll after a better-than-expected showing in the Big Ten Tournament, particularly in taking No. 2-ranked Michigan State to the final seconds before losing Saturday, 64-61, in the semifinals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Maryland, which opened the season No. 3 behind North Carolina and Kentucky, dropped two spots from 15thto 17thin the coaches poll. USA Today will release a final poll the day after the NCAA tournament ends. Mondays poll by the AP was its last of the season.
The Terps earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament and face South Dakota State, a No. 12 seed, in Spokane, Wash., at 4:30 p.m.Friday.
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Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/tracking-the-terps/bal-maryland-basketball-finishes-regular-season-at-no-18-in-ap-poll-20160314-story.html
