Michigan State's up-and-down team might be peaking at just the right time. The Spartans started the season ranked second and rose to No. 1 for three weeks. ''There are people around here that pronounced us dead a week ago,'' coach Tom Izzo said. ''All of a sudden we went from the ugly duckling to the prom queen.'' Despite being a fourth-seeded team in the NCAA tournament and ranked No. 11 in the country, some oddsmakers have made the Spartans a 9-2 pick to win the national title, behind only top-seeded Florida. More...