MSU No. 11 In Coaches Poll; #HailStateHoops Luncheon Wednesday
February 09, 2016 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State heads into Thursday's Top-15 showdown at Texas A&M ranked No. 11 in both national polls after the Bulldogs climbed one place in Tuesday's USA TODAY Coaches Poll.
The 32 Division I coaches moved MSU up one spot after State remained at No. 11 in Monday's Associated Press poll.
Vic Schaefer's squad earned a 31st-straight week in the coaches poll after improving to 21-4 overall and 8-3 in SEC play with wins against LSU and No. 21 Missouri last week.
MSU has won four-straight games, and fans can recap that stretch during Wednesday's Hail State Hoops Luncheon in Mize Pavilion. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m., and the $12 cost includes a full meal and hoops talk with Schaefer, his staff and players.
Fans who RSVP by calling (662) 325-0198 or emailing dbrown@athletics.msstate.edu will be entered for the chance to win a door prize.
The Bulldogs took over the No. 11 position after Texas A&M slipped two places to No. 13.
MSU owns the second-highest ranking of the five SEC teams in the poll. South Carolina and Kentucky remained at Nos. 2 and 18, respectively, while Florida climbed three places to No. 19.
Missouri and Tennessee both dropped out of the poll.
Mississippi State returns home Feb. 18, hosting Kentucky at 6 p.m. on the SEC Network.
USA TODAY Coaches Top 25 Poll – February 9, 2016
| Rank | School (Record) | Points | Pvs. | 1st-place votes |
| 1 | Connecticut (23-0) | 800 | 1 | 32 |
| 2 | South Carolina (22-1) | 750 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame (23-1) | 746 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Baylor (23-1) | 707 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Texas (21-1) | 660 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio State (19-4) | 644 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Maryland (21-3) | 601 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Oregon State (20-3) | 589 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Florida State (19-4) | 534 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Arizona State (20-4) | 500 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Mississippi State (21-4) | 457 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Louisville (18-6) | 410 | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | Texas A&M (16-7) | 398 | 11 | 0 |
| 14 | Stanford (19-5) | 373 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | Michigan State (18-5) | 340 | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | UCLA (17-6) | 296 | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Miami (Fla.) (20-4) | 265 | 20 | 0 |
| 18 | Kentucky (16-6) | 262 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | Florida (19-4) | 237 | 22 | 0 |
| 20 | South Florida (16-6) | 163 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | Oklahoma (16-6) | 135 | 19 | 0 |
| 22 | Syracuse (18-6) | 121 | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | DePaul (19-7) | 113 | 24 | 0 |
| 24 | Duquesne (21-2) | 51 | NR | 0 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State (18-4) | 51 | NR | 0 |
Dropped out: No. 21 Missouri (18-6), No. 25 Tennessee (14-9).
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young (20-4) 44; Missouri (18-6) 31; Tennessee (14-9) 31; St. John's (17-6) 16; West Virginia (18-6) 14; Seton Hall (17-6) 13; George Washington (20-4) 10; Duke (17-8) 8; Wisconsin-Green Bay (19-3) 8; Albany (20-3) 5; Auburn (16-8) 4; Florida Gulf Coast (20-4) 4; Western Kentucky (18-4) 4; North Carolina State (16-8) 2; UTEP (19-2) 2; Colorado State (20-1) 1.
