Michigan St. (24-8)
Seed, region: No. 5. Midwest
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
Enrollment: 47,100
Founded: 1855
Mascot: Spartans
Conference: Big Ten (14-4)
How they got here: At-large
NCAA tournament record: 48-22
Marquee player: Raymar Morgan scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds in a Big Ten tournament overtime loss to Minnesota.
Famous alumni: Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane; Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert; Jim Delligatti, creator of the Big Mac; baseball star Kirk Gibson; Earvin “Magic” Johnson; NFL great Bubba Smith; U.S. Olympic hockey goalie Ryan Miller.