NCAA Tournament March Madness

#85 Mississippi St

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Projection: likely out

Mississippi State's profile features a handful of high-quality victories, highlighted by a road win at Texas and a neutral-site triumph over Utah, along with strong home wins against Memphis and Oklahoma, but those bright moments are undercut by heavy defeats at Kentucky and at Texas A&M, home setbacks to Alabama and Mississippi, and multiple neutral-site losses to the likes of Iowa State, Kansas State and San Francisco. Conference play has been inconsistent and road form remains mixed, so upcoming opportunities like a home date with Missouri and a rematch against Mississippi matter greatly while trips to Alabama and Florida and matchups with Arkansas, Tennessee and Auburn carry the risk of further resume damage. The combination of eye-catching wins and damaging losses explains why Mississippi State finds itself on the wrong side of the bubble.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5North Alabama334W86-62
11/10(N)Iowa St5L96-80
11/15SE Louisiana270W75-68
11/20(N)Kansas St84L98-77
11/21(N)New Mexico44L80-78
11/24New Orleans215W81-78
11/28SMU31L87-81
12/3@Georgia Tech127W85-73
12/7(N)San Francisco106L65-62
12/13(N)Utah114W82-74
12/16LIU Brooklyn212W87-83
12/20Memphis97W71-66
12/29Alabama St304W94-56
1/3@Texas41W101-98
1/7Oklahoma62W72-53
1/10@Kentucky25L92-68
1/13Alabama18L97-82
1/17Mississippi68L68-67
1/21@Texas A&M36L88-68
1/24Vanderbilt1522%
1/28@LSU4222%
1/31@Missouri5527%
2/7Arkansas2126%
2/11Tennessee2327%
2/14@Mississippi6832%
2/18Auburn3034%
2/21@South Carolina7233%
2/24@Alabama1810%
2/25@Alabama1810%
2/28Missouri5548%
3/3@Florida106%
3/7Georgia2632%