The No. 2 seed Michigan State Spartans (27-6) and the No. 15 seed Bryant Bulldogs (23-11) will meet in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 10 p.m. ET. The contest airs on TBS.

The Spartans have more than 40 players out for the program, dispersed between the varsity, junior varsity and junior varsity II ranks. Seabury Hall has won the last three MIL D-II titles ...

Fox also has MSU in the South region, where Auburn is No. 1, but has the Spartans playing No. 15 seed Bryant in the first round. Most bracketology projections have Michigan State as a No. 2 seed ...

Or, from the Wolverines’ perspective, nothing would reinvigorate a season that’s lost some steam like spoiling the Spartans ... offer several varsity sports that MSU does not.