What To Know About MSU's No. 18 Ranking in the CFB Playoff
October 30, 2018 | Football
by Bill Martin, Associate Athletic Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – As the calendar shifts to the most important month of the regular season, Mississippi State finds itself in familiar territory -- among the best in college football and in the first edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings at No. 18 on Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs are one of seven ranked SEC squads, joining top-ranked Alabama, No. 3 LSU, No. 6 Georgia, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 11 Florida and No. 20 Texas A&M.
The following are some notes on MSU's No. 18 ranking:
Tickets for the game can be purchased at HailState.com/tickets, by calling 1-888-GO-DAWGS or in person at the MSU Athletic Ticket Office on the first floor of the Bryan Athletic Administration Building (288 Lakeview Drive).
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the MSU football team on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB." All-access coverage is also available on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap.
College Football Playoff Rankings (Oct. 30)
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. LSU
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Georgia
7. Oklahoma
8. Washington State
9. Kentucky
10. Ohio State
11. Florida
12. UCF
13. West Virginia
14. Penn State
15. Utah
16. Iowa
17. Texas
18. Mississippi State
19. Syracuse
20. Texas A&M
21. NC State
22. Boston College
23. Fresno State
24. Iowa State
25. Virginia
STARKVILLE – As the calendar shifts to the most important month of the regular season, Mississippi State finds itself in familiar territory -- among the best in college football and in the first edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings at No. 18 on Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs are one of seven ranked SEC squads, joining top-ranked Alabama, No. 3 LSU, No. 6 Georgia, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 11 Florida and No. 20 Texas A&M.
The following are some notes on MSU's No. 18 ranking:
- With a 5-3 record, State is the highest ranked three-loss team in the poll.
- All three of the Bulldogs' losses occurred to teams in the current top 11, including two on the road. Those three teams have a combined record of 20-3 (No. 3 LSU, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 11 Florida).
- MSU owns one victory over a team in the current Top 25 of the CFP (No. 20 Texas A&M).
- There have been 26 College Football Playoff rankings since the formula's inception in 2014. MSU has been ranked in 17 of them, which is the fourth-highest total in the SEC behind Alabama (26), LSU (22) and Auburn (19).
- Fourteen of MSU's 17 appearances all-time have been in the top 20.
- It's the second straight year that the Bulldogs will open in the top 20 of the poll. State debuted at No. 16 last year.
- MSU has been ranked in seven consecutive editions of the poll dating back to Oct. 29 last season.
Tickets for the game can be purchased at HailState.com/tickets, by calling 1-888-GO-DAWGS or in person at the MSU Athletic Ticket Office on the first floor of the Bryan Athletic Administration Building (288 Lakeview Drive).
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the MSU football team on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB." All-access coverage is also available on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap.
College Football Playoff Rankings (Oct. 30)
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. LSU
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Georgia
7. Oklahoma
8. Washington State
9. Kentucky
10. Ohio State
11. Florida
12. UCF
13. West Virginia
14. Penn State
15. Utah
16. Iowa
17. Texas
18. Mississippi State
19. Syracuse
20. Texas A&M
21. NC State
22. Boston College
23. Fresno State
24. Iowa State
25. Virginia
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