Bulldogs No. 14 In 15th-Straight Week In USA Today Coaches Poll
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State remained in the Top 15 of the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll Tuesday, coming in at No. 14.
The Bulldogs fell one place in their 15th-straight week in the poll.
State matched its best SEC finish in school history with a 55-47 win against Ole Miss on March 1.
The Bulldogs fell to Kentucky, No. 11 in this week’s poll, 76-67 in last Friday’s SEC Tournament quarterfinal.
SEC Co-Coach of the Year Vic Schaefer’s squad continues one of the best seasons in school history when it finds out its NCAA Tournament destination March 16 at 6 p.m. CT.
MSU has set new program bests for overall wins (26) and league wins (11). In addition to matching the top SEC finish (third place), State also set school records for home wins (17) and the most consecutive wins (18).
Mississippi State also established a new season attendance record with 67,598 attending games at Humphrey Coliseum this season. The Bulldogs capped the regular season with a crowd of 7,326, the largest ever to watch a college women’s basketball game in the state of Mississippi.
The Bulldogs and Wildcats are joined in this week’s poll by conference foes South Carolina (No. 4), Tennessee (No. 5) and Texas A&M (No. 19).
USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll – March 10
Rank Team Record Pts. Pvs.
1 Connecticut (32) 32-1 800 1
2 Notre Dame 31-2 766 2
3 Maryland 30-2 727 3
4 South Carolina 30-2 715 4
5 Tennessee 27-5 652 5
6 Baylor 30-3 646 7
7 Florida St 29-4 622 6
8 Louisville 25-6 531 10
9 Arizona St 27-5 522 8
10 Oregon St 26-4 489 9
11 Kentucky 23-9 479 11
12 North Carolina 24-8 424 12
13 Princeton 29-0 397 14
14 Mississippi St 26-6 374 13
15 Iowa 24-7 322 15
16 Duke 21-10 298 16
17 Stanford 24-9 285 20
18 Chattanooga 29-3 243 18
19 George Washington 29-3 203 19
19 Texas A&M 23-9 203 17
21 Florida Gulf Coast 28-2 155 21
22 Seton Hall 28-4 130 23
23 Rutgers 22-9 70 22
24 Ohio State 23-10 61 NR
25 Northwestern 23-8 55 NR
Others receiving votes: South Florida 52, James Madison 29, Nebraska 28, Texas 27, DePaul 26, California 22, Syracuse 21, Western Kentucky 17, Arkansas-Little Rock 4, St. John's 3, Quinnipiac 2
Dropped from rankings: Syracuse 24, Nebraska 25