NCAA Tournament March Madness
#82 Mississippi St
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Projection: likely out
Mississippi State’s résumé is defined by clear positives and damaging setbacks: its best moment is a true road victory at Georgia Tech and a string of solid nonconference wins, while its worst moments are heavy neutral-site defeats to high-level opponents such as Iowa State and Kansas State and a close neutral loss at New Mexico that exposed inconsistency. The SEC gauntlet gives the Bulldogs chances to change the picture with home tests against Alabama and Mississippi and upcoming trips to Texas and Kentucky, but many of those matchups pit them against teams that have already given them fits and that reality makes the path to a resume-changing signature win daunting. Until Mississippi State turns a marquee road or neutral opportunity into a victory and limits further bad losses, its profile will read as capable but short on top-tier proof.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5 | North Alabama | 217 | W86-62 |
| 11/10 | (N)Iowa St | 2 | L96-80 |
| 11/15 | SE Louisiana | 281 | W75-68 |
| 11/20 | (N)Kansas St | 79 | L98-77 |
| 11/21 | (N)New Mexico | 78 | L80-78 |
| 11/24 | New Orleans | 214 | W81-78 |
| 11/28 | SMU | 40 | L87-81 |
| 12/3 | @Georgia Tech | 136 | W85-73 |
| 12/7 | (N)San Francisco | 94 | L65-62 |
| 12/13 | (N)Utah | 122 | 64% |
| 12/16 | LIU Brooklyn | 234 | 90% |
| 12/20 | Memphis | 65 | 54% |
| 12/29 | Alabama St | 255 | 92% |
| 1/3 | @Texas | 51 | 27% |
| 1/7 | Oklahoma | 56 | 50% |
| 1/10 | @Kentucky | 20 | 15% |
| 1/13 | Alabama | 13 | 22% |
| 1/17 | Mississippi | 50 | 48% |
| 1/21 | @Texas A&M | 52 | 27% |
| 1/24 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 19% |
| 1/28 | @LSU | 39 | 22% |
| 1/31 | @Missouri | 55 | 28% |
| 2/7 | Arkansas | 29 | 36% |
| 2/11 | Tennessee | 18 | 29% |
| 2/14 | @Mississippi | 50 | 27% |
| 2/18 | Auburn | 30 | 37% |
| 2/21 | @South Carolina | 86 | 41% |
| 2/24 | @Alabama | 13 | 9% |
| 2/25 | @Alabama | 13 | 9% |
| 2/28 | Missouri | 55 | 49% |
| 3/3 | @Florida | 14 | 10% |
| 3/7 | Georgia | 25 | 34% |