The Michigan State Spartans compete in the Big Ten and hold an all-time record of 1875–1169 (.616 winning percentage) across 124 recorded seasons dating back to 1898-99. The program has won 2 NCAA national championships (1979, 2000) and reached 10 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25-7 | 15-5 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #7 |
| 2024-25 | 30-7 | 17-3 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #7 |
| 2023-24 | 20-15 | 10-10 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #4 |
| 2022-23 | 21-13 | 11-8 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #12 |
| 2021-22 | 23-13 | 11-9 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #10 |
| 2020-21 | 15-13 | 9-11 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #4 |
| 2019-20 | 22-9 | 14-6 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #1 |
| 2018-19 | 32-7 | 16-4 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #5 |
| 2017-18 | 30-5 | 16-2 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #1 |
| 2016-17 | 20-15 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #12 |
| 2015-16 | 29-6 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #1 |
| 2014-15 | 27-12 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #18 |
| 2013-14 | 29-9 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #1 |
| 2012-13 | 27-9 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #4 |
| 2011-12 | 29-8 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #5 |
| 2010-11 | 19-15 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #2 |
| 2009-10 | 28-9 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #2 |
| 2008-09 | 31-7 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #5 |
| 2007-08 | 27-9 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #6 |
| 2006-07 | 23-12 | 8-8 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | |
| 2005-06 | 22-12 | 8-8 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #4 |
| 2004-05 | 26-7 | 13-3 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #10 |
| 2003-04 | 18-12 | 12-4 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #3 |
| 2002-03 | 22-13 | 10-6 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #9 |
| 2001-02 | 19-12 | 10-6 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #13 |
| 2000-01 | 28-5 | 13-3 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #1 |
| 1999-00 | 32-7 | 13-3 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #2 |
| 1998-99 | 33-5 | 15-1 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #2 |
| 1997-98 | 22-8 | 13-3 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | AP #10 |
| 1996-97 | 17-12 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | |
| 1995-96 | 16-16 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Tom Izzo | |
| 1994-95 | 22-6 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | AP #7 |
| 1993-94 | 20-12 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | |
| 1992-93 | 15-13 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | AP #14 |
| 1991-92 | 22-8 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | AP #9 |
| 1990-91 | 19-11 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | AP #4 |
| 1989-90 | 28-6 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | AP #3 |
| 1988-89 | 18-15 | 6-12 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | |
| 1987-88 | 10-18 | 5-13 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | |
| 1986-87 | 11-17 | 6-12 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | |
| 1985-86 | 23-8 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | AP #17 |
| 1984-85 | 19-10 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | AP #17 |
| 1982-83 | 17-13 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | |
| 1980-81 | 13-14 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | |
| 1979-80 | 12-15 | 6-12 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | |
| 1978-79 | 26-6 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | AP #1 |
| 1977-78 | 25-5 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Jud Heathcote | AP #4 |
| 1975-76 | 14-13 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Gus Ganakas | |
| 1974-75 | 17-9 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Gus Ganakas | |
| 1973-74 | 13-11 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Gus Ganakas | |
| 1972-73 | 13-11 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Gus Ganakas | |
| 1971-72 | 13-11 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Gus Ganakas | |
| 1970-71 | 10-14 | 4-10 (Big Ten) | Gus Ganakas | |
| 1969-70 | 9-15 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Gus Ganakas | |
| 1968-69 | 11-12 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | John Benington | |
| 1967-68 | 12-12 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | John Benington | |
| 1966-67 | 16-7 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | John Benington | AP #5 |
| 1965-66 | 15-7 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | John Benington | |
| 1964-65 | 5-18 | 1-13 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | |
| 1963-64 | 14-10 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | |
| 1962-63 | 4-16 | 3-11 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | |
| 1961-62 | 8-14 | 3-11 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | |
| 1960-61 | 7-17 | 3-11 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | |
| 1959-60 | 10-11 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | AP #11 |
| 1958-59 | 19-4 | 12-2 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | AP #5 |
| 1957-58 | 16-6 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | AP #7 |
| 1956-57 | 16-10 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | AP #8 |
| 1955-56 | 13-9 | 7-7 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | AP #16 |
| 1954-55 | 13-9 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Forddy Anderson | |
| 1953-54 | 9-13 | 4-10 (Big Ten) | Pete Newell | |
| 1952-53 | 13-9 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Pete Newell | |
| 1951-52 | 13-9 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Pete Newell | AP #19 |
| 1950-51 | 10-11 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Pete Newell | |
| 1949-50 | 4-18 | 0-0 (Big Ten) | Alton Kircher | |
| 1948-49 | 9-12 | Big Ten | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1947-48 | 12-10 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1946-47 | 11-10 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1945-46 | 12-9 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1944-45 | 9-7 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1942-43 | 2-14 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1941-42 | 15-6 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1940-41 | 11-6 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1939-40 | 14-6 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1938-39 | 9-8 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1937-38 | 9-8 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1936-37 | 5-12 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1935-36 | 8-9 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1934-35 | 14-4 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1933-34 | 12-5 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1932-33 | 10-7 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1931-32 | 12-5 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1930-31 | 16-1 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1929-30 | 12-4 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1928-29 | 11-5 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1927-28 | 11-4 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1926-27 | 7-11 | Ind | Benjamin VanAlstyne | |
| 1925-26 | 5-13 | Ind | John H. Kobs | |
| 1924-25 | 6-13 | Ind | John H. Kobs | |
| 1923-24 | 10-10 | Ind | Fred Walker | |
| 1922-23 | 10-9 | Ind | Fred Walker | |
| 1921-22 | 11-12 | Ind | Lyman Frimodig | |
| 1920-21 | 13-8 | Ind | Lyman Frimodig | |
| 1919-20 | 12-11 | Ind | George Gauthier | |
| 1918-19 | 9-9 | Ind | George Gauthier | |
| 1917-18 | 6-10 | Ind | George Gauthier | |
| 1916-17 | 11-5 | Ind | George Gauthier | |
| 1915-16 | 8-8 | Ind | John Macklin | |
| 1914-15 | 7-9 | Ind | John Macklin | |
| 1913-14 | 8-4 | Ind | John Macklin | |
| 1912-13 | 8-5 | Ind | John Macklin | |
| 1911-12 | 12-3 | Ind | John Macklin | |
| 1910-11 | 5-9 | Ind | John Macklin | |
| 1909-10 | 10-5 | Ind | Chester Brewer | |
| 1908-09 | 10-5 | Ind | Chester Brewer | |
| 1907-08 | 15-5 | Ind | Chester Brewer | |
| 1906-07 | 14-2 | Ind | Chester Brewer | |
| 1905-06 | 11-2 | Ind | Chester Brewer | |
| 1904-05 | 5-3 | Ind | Chester Brewer | |
| 1903-04 | 5-3 | Ind | Chester Brewer | |
| 1902-03 | 6-0 | Ind | George Denman | |
| 1901-02 | 5-0 | Ind | George Denman | |
| 1900-01 | 3-0 | Ind | Charles Bemies | |
| 1899-00 | 2-2 | Ind | Charles Bemies | |
| 1898-99 | 0-2 | Ind |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
| # | COACH | RECORD | WIN % | SCHOOL(S) | YEARS | BEST SEASON / LEGACY |
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