Bulldogs Come In At No. 12 In This Week's Associated Press Poll
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State earned its 16th-straight week in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll Monday, coming in at No. 12.
The Bulldogs fell one spot this week after falling to Kentucky 76-67 in last Friday’s SEC Tournament quarterfinal in Little Rock, Ark.
MSU now waits to find out its NCAA Tournament destination next Monday at 6 p.m. CT.
The ranking came the same day MSU freshman Victoria Vivians was named the winner of the 2015 Gillom Trophy, presented annually to Mississippi’s top women’s college basketball player.
Vivians’ fantastic season helped Mississippi State to a third-place finish in the Southeastern conference and school records for victories with a 26-6 overall mark and 11-5 league record.
Vic Schaefer’s squad is one of five SEC teams in the poll. South Carolina stayed at No. 3, while Tennessee fell one spot to sixth. Kentucky moved up to No. 11 and Texas A&M slipped three places to 21st.
Associated Press Top 25 Poll – March 9
Rank Team Record Pts. Pvs.
1 Connecticut (35) 31-1 875 1
2 Notre Dame 31-2 836 2
3 South Carolina 30-2 798 3
4 Maryland 30-2 777 4
5 Baylor 29-3 718 6
6 Tennessee 27-5 706 5
7 Florida State 29-4 672 7
8 Louisville 25-6 562 10
9 Arizona State 27-5 555 9
10 Oregon State 26-4 552 8
11 Kentucky 23-9 548 12
12 Mississippi State 26-6 475 11
13 Princeton 29-0 469 13
14 Stanford 24-9 376 19
15 North Carolina 24-8 349 15
16 Duke 21-10 348 16
17 Chattanooga 29-3 297 17
18 Iowa 24-7 293 14
19 George Washington 29-3 202 21
20 Florida Gulf Coast 28-2 196 20
21 Texas A&M 23-9 141 18
22 Northwestern 23-8 124 24
23 Ohio State 23-10 106 NR
24 Seton Hall 27-4 99 25
25 California 23-9 90 NR
Dropped out: No. 22 Syracuse, No. 23 Rutgers.
Others receiving votes: South Florida 55, Rutgers 48, DePaul 25, Green Bay 19, Western Kentucky 14, Syracuse 11, Texas 11, LSU 9, James Madison 7, Dayton 5, Quinnipiac 4, Wichita State 3.