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Search historical schedules and rankings back to the 1949-50 season.
Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Note that the AP has ranked a variable number of teams since it began in 1948-49.

 1948-49 through 1960-61: top 20
 1961-62 through 1963-64: top 10
 1964-65: top 10, except for preseason which was top 20
 1965-66 through 1967-68: top 10
 1968-69 through 1988-89: top 20
 1989-90 through present: top 25

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From 1949-50 to 2016-17, for Michigan State, against Northwestern, sorted by descending Date

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Query Results Table
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
2016-17	2016-12-30	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	61	52	9
2015-16	2016-01-28	Michigan State	12	@	Northwestern		W	76	45	31
2014-15	2015-02-10	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	68	44	24
2014-15	2015-01-11	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	84	77	7	1
2013-14	2014-03-14	Michigan State	22		Northwestern		W	67	51	16
2013-14	2014-02-13	Michigan State	9		Northwestern		W	85	70	15
2013-14	2014-01-15	Michigan State	4	@	Northwestern		W	54	40	14
2012-13	2013-03-10	Michigan State	10		Northwestern		W	71	61	10
2011-12	2012-01-14	Michigan State	6	@	Northwestern		L	74	81	-7
2010-11	2011-01-15	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	71	67	4	1
2010-11	2011-01-03	Michigan State	18	@	Northwestern		W	65	62	3
2009-10	2010-01-30	Michigan State	5		Northwestern		W	79	70	9
2009-10	2010-01-02	Michigan State	11	@	Northwestern	25	W	91	70	21
2008-09	2009-01-21	Michigan State	7		Northwestern		L	63	70	-7
2008-09	2009-01-03	Michigan State	10	@	Northwestern		W	77	66	11
2007-08	2008-02-09	Michigan State	11		Northwestern		W	70	55	15
2007-08	2008-01-24	Michigan State	10	@	Northwestern		W	78	62	16
2006-07	2007-03-08	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	62	57	5
2006-07	2007-01-10	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	66	45	21
2005-06	2006-02-04	Michigan State	12	@	Northwestern		W	77	66	11
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
2004-05	2005-03-02	Michigan State	14	@	Northwestern		W	69	58	11
2004-05	2005-01-08	Michigan State	20		Northwestern		W	87	58	29
2003-04	2004-03-12	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	68	55	13
2003-04	2004-02-21	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	66	56	10
2003-04	2004-01-21	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	73	61	12
2002-03	2003-02-15	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	64	51	13
2001-02	2002-02-06	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	49	61	-12
2000-01	2001-01-24	Michigan State	3	@	Northwestern		W	74	58	16
2000-01	2001-01-10	Michigan State	3		Northwestern		W	84	53	31
1999-00	2000-01-27	Michigan State	9	@	Northwestern		W	59	29	30
1999-00	2000-01-22	Michigan State	10		Northwestern		W	69	45	24
1998-99	1999-03-05	Michigan State	2	@	Northwestern		W	61	59	2
1998-99	1999-01-30	Michigan State	8		Northwestern		W	65	48	17
1997-98	1998-01-31	Michigan State	22	@	Northwestern		W	72	66	6	1
1996-97	1997-02-19	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	58	70	-12
1996-97	1997-01-18	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	75	62	13
1995-96	1996-02-17	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	75	57	18
1995-96	1996-01-24	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	68	54	14
1994-95	1995-02-25	Michigan State	12	@	Northwestern		W	83	60	23
1994-95	1995-01-18	Michigan State	12		Northwestern		W	93	56	37
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
1993-94	1994-02-17	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	60	55	5
1993-94	1994-01-15	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	67	46	21
1992-93	1993-02-17	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	81	55	26
1992-93	1993-01-15	Michigan State	23	@	Northwestern		W	80	75	5
1991-92	1992-03-05	Michigan State	13	@	Northwestern		W	72	55	17
1991-92	1992-01-15	Michigan State	11		Northwestern		W	78	61	17
1990-91	1991-02-14	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	55	53	2
1990-91	1991-01-12	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	66	59	7
1989-90	1990-03-08	Michigan State	7	@	Northwestern		W	84	68	16
1989-90	1990-01-20	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	91	80	11
1988-89	1989-02-25	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	80	65	15
1988-89	1989-01-11	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	64	62	2
1987-88	1988-03-10	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	55	53	2
1987-88	1988-02-04	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	65	64	1
1986-87	1987-02-19	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	96	71	25
1986-87	1987-01-28	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	65	67	-2
1985-86	1986-02-27	Michigan State	17	@	Northwestern		W	82	48	34
1985-86	1986-02-01	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	97	69	28
1984-85	1985-02-27	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	61	47	14
1984-85	1985-02-02	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	68	54	14
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
1983-84	1984-03-08	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	63	55	8
1983-84	1984-01-07	Michigan State			Northwestern		L	69	76	-7
1982-83	1983-03-09	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	63	58	5
1982-83	1983-01-08	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	51	62	-11
1981-82	1982-02-06	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	43	48	-5
1981-82	1982-01-30	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	64	61	3
1980-81	1981-02-26	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	74	61	13
1980-81	1981-01-17	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	84	70	14
1979-80	1980-02-23	Michigan State			Northwestern		L	73	75	-2
1979-80	1980-01-10	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	61	65	-4
1978-79	1979-02-03	Michigan State	14		Northwestern		W	61	50	11
1978-79	1979-01-27	Michigan State	4	@	Northwestern		L	65	83	-18
1977-78	1978-02-23	Michigan State	10		Northwestern		W	66	56	10
1977-78	1978-01-14	Michigan State	12	@	Northwestern		W	67	63	4
1976-77	1977-01-27	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	58	66	-8
1976-77	1977-01-08	Michigan State			Northwestern		L	68	70	-2
1975-76	1976-02-02	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	91	71	20
1975-76	1976-01-08	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	89	105	-16
1974-75	1975-02-24	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	66	67	-1
1974-75	1975-01-27	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	54	50	4
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
1973-74	1974-02-23	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	73	70	3
1972-73	1973-03-03	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	86	72	14
1972-73	1973-01-06	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	90	77	13
1971-72	1972-03-11	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	57	54	3
1971-72	1972-01-18	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	69	76	-7
1970-71	1971-03-13	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	67	85	-18
1969-70	1970-01-10	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	98	93	5
1968-69	1969-01-18	Michigan State		@	Northwestern	17	W	89	75	14
1968-69	1969-01-04	Michigan State			Northwestern	19	L	71	85	-14
1967-68	1968-02-17	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	61	69	-8
1967-68	1968-01-20	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	75	62	13
1966-67	1967-03-11	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	79	66	13
1965-66	1966-01-29	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		W	77	68	9
1964-65	1965-01-30	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	75	77	-2
1964-65	1965-01-23	Michigan State			Northwestern		L	75	76	-1
1963-64	1964-02-29	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	107	97	10
1963-64	1964-02-08	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	86	93	-7
1962-63	1963-03-09	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	83	100	-17
1962-63	1963-01-19	Michigan State			Northwestern		W	80	68	12
1961-62	1962-02-26	Michigan State		@	Northwestern		L	64	71	-7

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