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2026 Week 5 Mississippi State Bulldogs Rankings

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User Rank Reason
manbeardawg 1 3
spasm01 1
AlphaH4wk 2
ChBass 2 Cowbell has been steamrolling through their first 4 games with the best offense in CFB and a defense whose only weak spot is the pass. They had a good test against Mizzou and we'll see how they fare against Bama.
jimbobbypaul 2
Rcfan0902 2 829.06 (+3)
A_Rolling_Baneling 3
BlueSCar 3
GeauxTri 3
HieloLuz 3 Mississippi State is one of many teams with 2 quality wins, over Minnesota |4| and Missouri |4|, but they are the only one of these teams without a loss
udubdavid 3
velociraptorfarmer 3
ColombianInIowa24 4 14.20 - Mizzou win distinguishes them. Confident in ranked status.
ehoefler 4 86.20 | +6
Klaassy23 4
MemeLovingLoser 4 Score 87.59 (▼ 2.20) | Place Change: None | Previous Rank: 4th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 5th | Margin of Victory Rank: 19th | Penalties Composite Rank: 129th | Yardage Composite Rank: 15th | Turnover Composite Rank: 80th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 14th | Other Stats Rank: 100th
skuhlke 4
T-Thugs 4 Mississippi State got a really big jump in my poll after a nice win over Missouri (3-1, beat Kansas). They also previously dominated Minnesota (3-1, beat Washington).
ToeInDigDeep 4
DisraeliEers 5
douchebagjack 5 Best 3 Wins: Missouri, South Carolina, Minnesota

Kamario Taylor continues to look really really good. 14-2 TD:INT ratio. 2 SEC wins + OOC B1G Win over Minnesota, who is trending up. Seriously worth considering for most unexpected start. Kan Kamario kontinue kollecting koins & klimbing Kamario's Heisman khances?

And now they get Alabama. Fraud watch / put up or shut up weekend for the cowbells.
Hey_Its_Roomie 5
infinitempg 5 0.967
ShogunAshoka 5
COLU_BUS 6
CPiGuy2728 6
Hobbes_121 6
olmsted 6
Bank_Gothic 7 I am too high on the Bulldogs. I can't help it, they're fun to watch. I respect both Minnesota and Missouri, which gives MSU two nice wins. USC looks worse every week, so that close wins sours things a bit and MSU's defense seems mostly okay. The next two games (Bama and LSU) will tell us a lot about where MSU sits in the SEC pecking order, but I won't sweat being high on them at this point in the season.
cfbguy 7
OKgolfer 7
Xy13 7 [4-0] (31-24 W vs Mizzou)
3 P4 Wins
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Who saw this one coming? Not I.
bwburke94 8 +12.1686397 (LW: #14)
Casaiir 8
CFBHurts 8
corundum9 8
DarkLegend64 8
elnino550 8 3 P4 wins including 2 on the road and 2 in the SEC, an explosive offense with an elite QB. This team shouldn't be slept on anymore and it's a top 10 clash with Alabama next week.
hypercube42342 8
jrich960608 8 What a game. The Bulldogs continue to resume boost, especially with Minnesota getting it done on their end. MSST keeps playing teams close, but this early in the year it doesn’t really matter as long as you win against good competition. They continue to flash a “what could be” potential. This weekend I expect them to take their first loss, but if they win? Look out, world.
realclean 8
RobertNeyland 8
spsellers 8
aggiebruin27 9
arbadak 9 .799 rating, 4-0, SOS .559 (-1)
bakonydraco 9 83.642
Charlemagne42 9 Adjustment: 49.8%
Dropbackandpunt 9
JBonkies 9
kflinderman 9
noahthearc 9
Red261 9
Ruhrgebietheld 9
The-Gothic-Castle 9
twitter_paulbd 9 905 | 4-0
Blazeth 10
Chris-P-Creme 10
Corporal_Hicks 10
Lex_Ludorum 10
nbingham196 10
redwave2505 10
srs_house 10
tdoger 10
Tornadohunter24 10 [4-0, 1-0 SEC] (+3) | SOR: #4 | Notable Results: W 38-13 @ Minnesota [3-1], W 31-24 vs AP #25 Missouri [3-1] |

For the first time since 2021, these Bulldogs find themselves ranked, and following another dramatic victory against the SEC's Mendoza line in Missouri propels the Bulldogs into the top 10. Kamario Taylor has been living up to the hype and then some, their dominant win over Minnesota got even more impressive with their upset of Washington on the road, and finally it feels like football has returned to Starkville, otherwise abandoned since Mike Leach's tragic passing. However, they play host to a revitalized Alabama squad filled with blue-chip recruits playing up to their potential. Coach Lebby is going to need to find some magic if Mississippi State wishes to remain undefeated. Watch them jump up the poll if they can cowbell their way to victory, however.
bladefencer 11 0.795, -6, Pow: 16, Off: 16, Def: 38, SOR: 6
Cars-and-Coffee 11
Conglossian 11 +10
Daigotsu 11
grtgbln 11
Hackasizlak 11
IAmAChemicalEngineer 11
JamoRedhead 11
jrichardh 11
justsaynotoreddit 11
MADBuc49 11 -2
mcdsmaster8824 11
Muffinnnnnnn 11
NotSoSuperNerd 11 1.786 [7.66-4.34]
plannedsickdays 11
Pyromania1983 11
retnuh101 11
RJEP22 11
Striker743 11 Up 5 - three P5 wins
Terminal_BAS 11
ThaCarter 11
Blooblod 12
CambodianDrywall 12
dabul-master 12
grjohnst 12
Inkblot9 12
NyquillusDillwad20 12
Our-Gardian-Angel 12
SIMBONEGTP 12
tdeff19 12
titansfan174 12
12panther 13
budget_um 13 Mizzou is unranked, but clanga has brought down two ranked teams now
Chipsahoy523 13 +5
cvsprinter1 13 Undefeated
DarthYoda2594 13
e8odie 13
fourpinz8 13
Hugefootballfan44 13 LW: 11
ikindalikelemons 13
KansasEF5Tornado 13
Lefunnymaymays4lief 13 (+7) If I had a Heisman vote, and voting began today, KeMario Taylor is my choice. Full stop. He could solidify that position and then some with Bama coming into town and all the momentum in the sport behind MSU
LiptonCB 13
monkeymatt1836 13
Noelthemexican 13
placid_salad 13 LW: #16
Polarbear1914 13
RegionalBias 13
Shion314 13
strikersteve60 13
stripes361 13
studio_sally 13
UNC_Samurai 13
ALStark69 14 +5; probably too high here but they look good
BendrickLamar19 14
Bill3ffinMurray 14
boxbeat 14
Cassiyus 14
ch1l1_ch33s3 14
conchobor 14
Conn3er 14
cyberchaox 14
digdat0 14 14. Mississippi State — Score: 0.175 | Results: 1.600, SOS Rank: #56, Quality: 0.119, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 0, T25W: 0, T50W: 2, Off Rk: #12, Def Rk: #50
djowen68 14
ExternalTangents 14 Overall +17.3; offense +13.5 (9th), defense -3.8 (41st)
fshi 14
HelioOne 14
Jerrywelfare 14
jjjoebox 14
jmac_21 14
joebob431 14
Luigiatl 14
MahjongDaily 14
MemeofMemeJTG999999 14 (4-0) (up 6)
W: 31-24 vs #25 Missouri (3-1)
Next Week: vs #7 Alabama (4-0) (JTGOTW)
Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Nebraska
nin478 14
Player_1_has_Joined 14
RiffRamBahZoo 14
ryseing 14
SCsprinter13 14
seaotter2 14
sickmemes48 14
smartkeg 14
T-nawtical 14
Techwid 14
TimeBroken 14
visor841 14
w8w8 14
Xtremeloco 14
_fastball 15
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 15
Acm0028 15
bannista7 15
Bereft13 15 Power: 18, SoR: 7; LW: 18
Cecil_Hardboner 15
ChaseTheFalcon 15
ChemicalOle 15
chillmagic420 15
chweris 15
Corgi_Koala 15
cornholesurfer 15
Drexlore 15
eclectic_tastes 15
EpicSchwinn 15
G-Aardvark 15
Helifino 15
IceColdDrPepper_Here 15
Jakesnake42 15 Good ranked win over Missouri. Probably should've had them ranked last week but had bad memories from last season's start. Last Week: NR
Jay_Dubbbs 15
JustAManAndHisLaptop 15
MainPeanut25 15 Good team, Charmin-soft fanbase
ManiacalBlazer 15
mellolizard 15
owlalwaysloveyew 15
PattyKane16 15
Pollaski 15
roguebandit1 15
RollWarTideEagle 15
romulusjsp 15
royrules22 15
Sometimeswelose 15
soonerfreak 15
sroach91 15
StFuzzySlippers 15
Stoneador 15
SufferingfOrLife 15
Tarmacked 15 I had Mizzou as my 17th team last week and MSU as my 23rd. This feels pretty fair. I did not rank Mizzou this week and do a full swap of spots, largely because I just feel underwhelmed after that Troy game. Sagarin at 32 and FPI at 35 solidified that move for me.
TaylorLeprechaun 15 +9
the_neverdoctor 15
TheNSAAgent777 15
TheUltimate721 15 Kamarion Taylor's brilliance is honestly leading people to underestimate how good State's defense is. They've got a seriously good chance to make some noise in the SEC this year.
thomasosu 15
TopGoose 15
True_Ad5324 15 Kamario Taylor
WarEagle9 15
Zef_Apollo 15
Zloggt 15
52hoova 16
Aidanj927 16
BallSoHerd 16
BananaBouquet 16
BearsAreGreat1 16
bretticus733 16
brucewaynewins 16
CharlemagneOfTheUSA 16
CRedds19 16
DampFrijoles 16
daredassdude 16
diehardcubforever 16
Euphoric_Relative_13 16
frone 16
GatorBolt 16 Good win against Mizzou, so far the biggest win of Lebby's tenure.
GenialGiant 16
grey_pilgrim_ 16
HideNZeke 16
jalexjsmithj 16
jonstark19 16
jrluhn 16
JustinMSU21 16
laprasrules 16
Longvols 16
malowry0124 16
pileatedloon 16
PSUMediaPA 16
Pure_Protein_Machine 16
Rakarei 16
SteemieRayVaughn 16
TDenverFan 16
texas2089 16
Texasagsman 16
TossedRightOut 16
VerySeriousBanana 16
0010MK 17
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 17
BorisNumber1 17
BoukenGreen 17
BUSean 17
Colton3690 17
CptCheese 17
Darth_Ra 17
DavoinShower-handle 17
frumious88 17
GoBlueScrewOSU7 17
halldaylong 17
jthomas694 17
KJdkaslknv 17
nemoran 17
redrumsoxLoL 17 Mississippi State has been one of the biggest surprises of the season. They look great after a good win against Missouri and play Alabama this weekend to prove they belong in SEC title conversations
scronko 17
shifty1032231 17
sirgippy 17 GippyRank expected rank: 17.2. Central 80% interval: 6–33. Top-25 probability: 81%.
spmartin1993 17
tjstanley 17
tks231 17
tomdawg0022 17
Versigot 17 I don't really believe in the Mizzou team they beat but so many other teams shit the bed this week Kamario is #17. I think Bama will embarrass them though.
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 17 (NEW)
AJ_CC 18
blahblehblahwhoru 18
Ch-i-ef 18 Wait, are you guys good?
deadtofall12 18
noodlethebear 18
RedBarracuda25 18
RheagarTargaryen 18
samspopguy 18
SlaminSammons 18
Staind075 18
SwissArmyScythe 18 +2
TheReformedBadger 18
TolkienFan71 18
TouchdownHeroes 18
udderlymoovelous 18
Wescat 18
one98d 19
r0sco 19
sgtshenanigans 19 It may not always be pretty but Mississippi State just keeps ending games with the lead. Winning means something. Clanga clanga clanga clanga
zenverak 19
AlexanderComet 20
BuckeyeForLife95 20 (1+0.5) X (43/21) X (533.25/353.75) = 4.63
Doogitywoogity 20 Big win over Mizzou. Now they’ve got to really prove it vs Alabama. My ears may never recover if MS St can pull this.
dubscurry30 20 NR
Maladroit44 20
Noy_Telinu 20 If you beat Bama, everyone will love that
Pikachu1989 20
cinciforthewin 21
ewolfy13 21
hascogrande 21
Justanother_0 21
Laschoni 21
PeteyNice 21
flyingcircusdog 22
Roscoe_Filburn 22 My computer poll has some built in poll inertia that doesn't really go away until the latter half of the season. They may very well be a Top 10 team.
SpadeRyker 22
JeromesNiece 23
mthompson2320 23 LW: 32
SearonTrejorek 23
Buckeyes2010 24
dukemetoo 24
fredmerc111 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Reason
Minnesnowtaaa 2
Rhizical 2
owl-bears 3
The_Stratman 3
Yamiosum 3
drewscottt 4
dstrainr 4
g_trechel 4
Jacob_Sumner 4
1Subject 6
alexjcode_com 6 932
bruhstevenson 6
solarsnail6 6
666PeaceKeepaGirl 7
_Junk_Rat_ 7
Midnight-Mustang 7
thehornedlamb 7
bocnj 8
chief_sitass 8
isrealball 8
Kareem89086 8
NC_Pineapple 8
CallMeTheKing 9
m3owzika 9 One of the better resumes in college football currently, road wins in Minnesota and South Carolina and beating Missouri this week.
Protoco2 9
Crelc3 10
GenuineBoss 10
GrimmacingGrinny 10
HHunko13 10
josh55134 10
noah_divine 10
Yelich04 10 ^3 (Missouri is their best win and I am very hyped for Mississippi State. I don't think any of Minnesota, South Carolina, or Missouri are necessarily better than Arizona by a major amount, which is why I feel comfy putting them lower than BYU. But Mississippi State is a very fun team with a very solid resume.)
AliceisStoned 11
Blazemaster77 11
DarthGlazer 11 surprise surprise
manbeqrpig 11
n8TLfan 11
Nervous_Metal_9445 11 +15 (NR Last week Just outside)
SaguaroCactus19 11
d1sportsball 12 Exposed Mizzou and keeps on rolling for a top 12 matchup vs Bama
Dawg-Bite 12
Esb5415 12
Lucaball3r 12
Milflover69cbb 12 Taylor is awesome, there are limits to what they will be able to do
MWiatrak2077 12
ogsmurf826 12
Perryapsis 12
pongislame 12 4-0 | W 31-24 vs. 19 Missouri
quantum_jedi 12 (46.58, +12) Mississippi State keeps on winning and get a big win over the SEC's perfect resume booster in Mizzou. The Bulldogs are playing some good football right now and face a real test next week with Alabama traveling to Starkville.
Small_Company_5697 12
Tch267702 12
69nicer 13
DownshiftGD 13
Hastronaut 13
jackmc04 13 (+12)
JackWK_Gaming 13
jibberishdhyukl 13
jis024 13
kevinsdomain 13
LightningDusty 13 ↑3
LookAtMaxwell 13
Real-Plant-5722 13 Please beat Bama.
RJTrey 13
Sflabuckeye13 13
SomerandomIDFBfan 13
70277027 14
_THE__BOULDER_ 14 I don't particularly like having Miss St quite this high, but with three P4 wins, one of whom is ranked (Mizzou), and with none of the other teams in this area feeling quite worthy of this spot either, I am tentatively placing the Bulldogs here. They look good on offense, but have some defensive issues to sort out, and I think they may, low key, be a good (lower case g) team. They have a chance to prove how good this weekend when they host Alabama, and they will likely lose. But that doesn't mean they can't enjoy being highly ranked for a bit, assuming they do lose. Now, onto the actual game.

Kemario Taylor had an absolute day out there, 27/38, 360 yards, 3TDs, 1INT. Fluff Bothwell had 25 carries for 122 yards and 1TD. Overall, almost 500 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs went up two touchdowns in the 1st, only for Mizzou to battle back to take the lead in by the end of the 3rd, 24-17. Mississippi State then scored two touchdowns in the 4th quarter, winning 31-24. Kemario Taylor is getting some Heisman hype and I think the attention is well-deserved. He's just one of those players that you enjoy seeing out there slinging it. This is Miss St's first ranked win as a ranked team since 2014, and it does feel like this program is trending in the right direction. Last year's team probably would have lost this game, especially after Mizzou took the lead. The one, two punch of Kemario and Fluff is exciting to watch. I'm pretty sure Miss State also had 3 or so dropped INTs, which means that the defense could have potentially put up a much better performance. That being said, I wasn't excited by some of the decision making of the coaches in this game, as it seemed like Miss St tried to sit on their lead at the end, which led to them punting the ball back to Mizzou to give them a chance to tie the game. However, if the Bulldogs can pull that all together, they will graduate from a plucky, good little football team to a real force to be reckoned with. Two-thirds of the season left to try and make that happen, and Alabama is a huge team to make it happen against.
bolts_win_again 14
CaptainSpaceYeti 14
DillyDillySzn 14
divey043 14
Kyrosiv 14
LegionMammal978 14 (−9½) GS .923, TS 0.
Mission_Pay_3373 14
MotherQuocer 14
mr_longfellow_deeds 14
New_Prior2253 14
Ok_Significance_3803 14
SportsCat4 14
ArlyntheAwesome 15 thank you for letting me drop Missouri I love you
beckett929 15
bigian52 15
bigred91224 15
BoilerUp28 15
buccaneerboy22 15
dawgfan24348 15
DesignerClub1887 15
EdselFordEdsel 15
FoodCourtDruid 15
hiiightide 15
Intelligent_Fix_6972 15
JKess207 15
jtsmd2 15
jwrtf 15
loneSTAR_06 15
National-Sundae9427 15
NebraskaPlainsman 15
newSomberMan 15
OG_Felwinter 15
Rishik01 15
S2OP 15 (+2)
S3G 15
Signal_Tip_7428 15
Spazzatack 15
sportstrap 15
Star_Wars_Sith 15
tbraptors 15
TheBeekman8 15
AoA_nB1 16 Keep doing their jobs, i’m not fully bought in yet but the results speak for themselves
Ethanol-Muffins 16
Flaky_Bit6733 16
Floridamanontherun 16
geordieColt88 16
gonshpreds1 16
Isthmus11 16 4-0, won against a Mizzou team I don't believe in and I think isnt that great but they still are not a terrible team. This team is good enough to upset some of the top SEC teams this year even if they probably won't win most of those bigger games
JJones927 16
KansasChaser2021 16
Key_Solution_4076 16
Kirkwood641 16
Menktenk 16
Ok_Boysenberry716 16
Pure-Shirt-5831 16
Repulsive_Rub6443 16
ResearchFlaky5912 16 Mississippi State pulls off the win against Missouri at home. 7 spots feels like a lot for a one-score win over a (now) unranked team, but a lot of teams in front of them lost, helping them float higher up.
rt13wx 16
Select-Edge-3262 16 +3
SignificanceFirm2398 16
spaceblev11 16
thatoneguyD13 16 Tier 4. Three solid wins so far with a brutal schedule ahead.
TomorrowFinal6642 16
ValarMorghulis_17 16
WBLwiffleball 16
BlueRFR3100 17
dee3Poh 17 .370
grahamca 17 T1ˢᵗ W/L, T28ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 16ᵗʰ Team Strength, 24ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
idnttcrisis 17
jtchr33 17 Didn't this they would be here, but welcome back to the rankings. Will admit that I haven't watched this team enough to get a good idea on them, but will watch their game next week for sure.
KevinDoesSports 17 Beat Mizzou, it was close, but they prove they can beat real schools.
msonar623 17
NNul 17
penix4heisman 17
PersianGuitarist 17
Piptit 17
PsychologicalFox8660 17
Salmon-Dude 17
saquad69 17
ted1995 17
the_lost_carrot 17
TyRoland06 17
Underground_Bread 17
FindGreatness23 18
FuzzyDunlop911 18
LonghornInNebraska 18
samtaylor92 18
BeyondLiesTheWub 19 change from last week: +5
hbh110 19
ianmcmoney 19
irishspring4521 19
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 19 206
MisguidedPassion 19
NA_Faker 19
Noahsince2002 19
Tortillero96 19 NEW
W (4-0) H +7 vs Missouri (23)
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Yechibaby09 19
ChiTrojan2 20
Klightgrove 20
MyAngelMiraidon 20 +5 - Good Missouri win
NoOutdoorSoup 20
SpectralHydra 20
logace444444444 21
shouldajustsaid_yeah 22
mathwrath55 23
meristematic 23
myworld3 23
EL-YEO 24
538allspelledout 25
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