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2026 Week 6 Mississippi State Bulldogs Rankings

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User Rank Reason
Stoneador 2 85|7|55
BlueSCar 3
ColombianInIowa24 3 13.59 - They got boatraced, but the model only knows they lost. Transitive wins here are still pretty solid, especially with Mizzou win. Confident in ranked status.
ChBass 5 The Alabama loss doesn't hurt that much; despite their awful performance, cowbell is still averaging nearly 200 yds/game on the ground, over 300 yds/game through the air, and 39 points/game, which is why the model has them as a top-5 team.
luckroy 5
eSpiritCorpse 6 0.9456
Noelthemexican 6
CPiGuy2728 7
udubdavid 7
bladefencer 8 0.814, +3, Pow: 17, Off: 12, Def: 35, SOR: 6
CFBHurts 8
Charlemagne42 8 Adjustment: 49.5%
jimbobbypaul 8
PlactusTX 8 LW: NR | Tier 2 (up) | L Alabama

They should've been ranked last week, and even with the Alabama loss Missouri's win makes them look pretty good. Best I could do here is order the teams to preserve who beat who, so Mississippi State beat Missouri...
Rcfan0902 8 831.69 (-6)
SCsprinter13 8
visor841 8
COLU_BUS 9
flyingcircusdog 9
nbingham196 9
52hoova 10
cyberchaox 10 Yeah that loss looked bad but they still have transitive wins over most of the other 1-loss teams in the conference. The MSU > Mizzou > Florida > Ole Miss > LSU chain is too strong.
dabul-master 10
JBonkies 10
redwave2505 10
T-Thugs 10 Mississippi State is my top 1 loss team with nice wins over Missouri (4-1, beat Florida) and Minnesota (4-1, beat Washington). Only loss is to Alabama. I debated having them below Ohio State, who is 1 point away from being in the top 2, but I like Miss State's wins better than Ohio State's for now. Even with the blowout loss to Alabama.
ya111101 10
0010MK 11
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 11
aggiebruin27 11
AlphaH4wk 11
Bank_Gothic 11 MSU falls back to earth after a tough loss to Bama. I didn't expect MSU to win, but I didn't expect them to get absolutely thrashed in the second half. I still think MSU is the best team in the "middle class" of the SEC, but they aren't in my top tier. I'm using head-to-heads in order to rank MSU, Missouri, Florida, Ole Miss, and LSU (who is currently unranked) in that middle tier.
Bill3ffinMurray 11
Blazeth 11
Cars-and-Coffee 11
corundum9 11
douchebagjack 11 Best 3 Wins: MISSOURI,MINNESOTA,South Carolina. Loss: ALABAMA. just out of the top 10. 1 loss, but it is alabama, 3 p4 wins already woth missouri & minnesota carrying a lot more weight now
elnino550 11 They got blown out but their only loss is to the #2 Alabama and they have significant wins over Missouri / Minnesota.
GenialGiant 11
Hey_Its_Roomie 11
HideNZeke 11 Did they do well enough to deserve such a jump in a home loss? No. But Alabama does look really good, and they don't look bad enough to justify ignoring the head to head against missouri with the head to head on Florida and so on. That will have to change, but for now I'm letting it rest as played. Their ceiling feels lower than teams like Ole Miss though, so I think it would be justified if you did override it
Klaassy23 11
nw____ 11
RiffRamBahZoo 11
skuhlke 11
Xy13 11 {-4} [4-1] (23-56 L vs Bama)
3 P4 Wins
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Not enough cowbell.
AlexanderComet 12
DarkLegend64 12
HieloLuz 12 The middle group of SEC teams is fun to figure out, and is going by head to head at the moment. Mississippi State has wins over Missouri |2| and Minnesota |4|. But the blowout loss to Alabama |2| is hard to overlook and keeps them lower for now.
ikindalikelemons 12
Jerrywelfare 12
jrich960608 12
Keener1899 12
Laschoni 12
Lex_Ludorum 12 No shame in getting clobbered by Bama. Wins against Mizzou and Minnesota looking better.
NotSoSuperNerd 12 1.789 [7.34-4.66]
RJEP22 12
Tornadohunter24 12 [4-1, 1-1 SEC] (NEW) | SOR: #6 | Notable Results: W 38-13 @ HM Minnesota [4-1], W 31-24 vs #13 Missouri [4-1], L 23-56 vs #2 Alabama [5-0] |
A_Rolling_Baneling 13
Bereft13 13 Power: 14, SoR: 10; LW: 15
Colton3690 13
Hackasizlak 13
Jakesnake42 13 This is where the SEC H2H train comes into play....yes Miss St didn't look good against Bama but Bama might just be them....too early to ignore H2H for teams with the same records. Last Week: #13
jthomas694 13
JustAManAndHisLaptop 13
MADBuc49 13 -2
ryseing 13
Shion314 13
sroach91 13
TaylorLeprechaun 13 +2 - Weird to jump after a loss but when re-ranking teams I found it hard to put them below the teams below them
TolkienFan71 13
12panther 14
Blooblod 14
BosskOnASegway 14 1668.4 -> 1789.3 [+120.9] (#21 -> #14)
boxbeat 14
budget_um 14 Only loss to Bama gets them a good ranking, too
ch1l1_ch33s3 14
ehoefler 14 83.88 | -10
halldaylong 14
Inkblot9 14
joebob431 14
justsaynotoreddit 14
mcdsmaster8824 14
MemeLovingLoser 14 Score 76.28 (▼ 11.31) | Place Change: ▼ 10 | Previous Rank: 4th | Wins Composite Rank: 17th | SoS Composite Rank: 4th | Margin of Victory Rank: 48th | Penalties Composite Rank: 115th | Yardage Composite Rank: 30th | Turnover Composite Rank: 102nd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 11th | Other Stats Rank: 123rd
SteemieRayVaughn 14
StFuzzySlippers 14 Missouri and Minnesota wins look good, and Alabama looks like a demon, so I can't really fault them too much.
Striker743 14 Down 3 - got blown out, but beat #15 Missouri
T-nawtical 14
Texasagsman 14
brucewaynewins 15
Casaiir 15
cfbguy 15
Chris-P-Creme 15
Corgi_Koala 15
ExternalTangents 15 Overall +16.3; offense +13.1 (10th), defense -3.2 (48th)
hypercube42342 15 Power 25 / Resume 8
Muffinnnnnnn 15
Polarbear1914 15
Red261 15
smartkeg 15
spsellers 15
TadKosciuszko 15
True_Ad5324 15 -
Chipsahoy523 16 -3
chweris 16
colton_97 16
Conglossian 16 -5
DataDrivenPirate 16
DavoinShower-handle 16
fredmerc111 16
GeauxTri 16 Quality win over Missouri, but a decisive home loss to Alabama lowers the resume.
JamoRedhead 16
retnuh101 16
RobertNeyland 16
royrules22 16
strikersteve60 16
Techwid 16
TimeBroken 16
TouchdownHeroes 16
BallSoHerd 17
BendrickLamar19 17
bwburke94 17 +8.4938787 (LW: #8)
conchobor 17
djowen68 17
eclectic_tastes 17
galacticdude7 17 Predicted Record: 8-4

Losses: Alabama (23-56), @LSU, @Texas, @Ole Miss

Comment: It is strange for me to have them jump into my rankings after a loss, but with my prediction based ballots an expected loss doesn't necessarily hurt you, and other results can change my perception of your team, and in this case Missouri beating Florida certainly raised my opinion of the Bulldogs. I'm still not all that sold on them or Missouri, and I'm not sure where to draw the lines here.
GatorBolt 17 I'm going to catch flack, but despite losing to Bama, the rest of Miss State's resume is strong, especially after Minny beat Michigan this weekend. I think 14 spots being the gap between Bama and MSU is fair. I do think there's a mushy middle in the SEC that is the MSU Mizzou Florida Ole Miss and LSU group, and now I have them ranked by head to head.
grtgbln 17
Hobbes_121 17
Hugefootballfan44 17 LW: 13
KansasEF5Tornado 17
KJdkaslknv 17
laprasrules 17
MahjongDaily 17
Noy_Telinu 17 SEC cannibalizing itself now it seems.
Our-Gardian-Angel 17
Pollaski 17
PSUMediaPA 17
Pure_Protein_Machine 17
Pyromania1983 17
Rakarei 17
romulusjsp 17
scronko 17
Sometimeswelose 17
SwissArmyScythe 17 +1
tjstanley 17
TossedRightOut 17
twitter_paulbd 17 Mississippi State | 905 | 4-1 | H2H over Missouri
BabyBladder 18
Ch-i-ef 18 I still think you're alright!
Conn3er 18
EpicSchwinn 18
fshi 18
IceColdDrPepper_Here 18 Well that sucked. Miss St had a magical run to start the year and even if they had lost close, I think people would feel better. But instead they got buzzsawed by Bama. I do try to take head to head into account, but that would mean I have to move Miss St up for getting blown out to stay ahead of Mizzou, who just turned in a very impressive performance
OldCoaly 18
penisthightrap_ 18
plannedsickdays 18
seaotter2 18
spasm01 18
tdeff19 18
tdoger 18
TheUltimate721 18 The season is not done for MSU, but that was quite a disheartening result. They will have more opportunities.
Zef_Apollo 18
_fastball 19
AJ_CC 19
BorisNumber1 19
cornholesurfer 19
Corporal_Hicks 19
daredassdude 19
Doogitywoogity 19 Bad loss, I can’t say I know enough about this squad to quantify it beyond that though. The bit I watched they looked confused on offense and that they couldn’t make any stops on defense. So is Alabama that good or is the middle tier of the SEC that bad?
G-Aardvark 19
HelioOne 19
Jay_Dubbbs 19
jmac_21 19
nemoran 19
NyquillusDillwad20 19
Staind075 19
Tarmacked 19 This group is painful to rank, alongside Ole Miss/LSU. We're going Head to Head here for now and i'm hoping in-season play rallies this together.
titansfan174 19
Zloggt 19 Even more ouch!!!
arbadak 20 .761 rating, 4-1, SOS .650 (-11)
bernkastel87 20
ChaseTheFalcon 20
Justanother_0 20 Blowout loss to Alabama, but since the Tide are my #2 team, I can't punish too hard for that. Besides, that win over Mizzou is looking a lot better now!
Luigiatl 20
MainPeanut25 20 Life comes at you fast
malowry0124 20
monkeymatt1836 20
MrTheSpork 20
nin478 20
SufferingfOrLife 20
Wescat 20
bannista7 21
bretticus733 21
Cecil_Hardboner 21
dschinghiskhan 21
hascogrande 21
LiptonCB 21
MemeofMemeJTG999999 21 (4-1) (down 7)
L: 23-56 vs #7 Alabama (5-0) (JTGOTW)
Next Week: Bye
Projected Bowl: Liberty Bowl vs Kansas State
Mr_Brews 21
noodlethebear 21
Player_1_has_Joined 21
the_neverdoctor 21
tomdawg0022 21
WarEagle9 21
cvsprinter1 22 1-loss to Undefeated
ManiacalBlazer 22
noahthearc 22
PattyKane16 22
RegionalBias 22
sgtshenanigans 22 Big loss to Alabama no late game magic for the Bulldogs this week. They don't slide down too far thanks to teams below them either losing or looking less impressive thanks to strength of record issues.
The-Gothic-Castle 22
TopGoose 22
velociraptorfarmer 22
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 23
BearsAreGreat1 23
BUSean 23
CharlemagneOfTheUSA 23
digdat0 23 23. Mississippi State — Score: 0.127 | Results: 0.901, SOS Rank: #12, Quality: 0.153, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 0, T25W: 1, T50W: 2, Off Rk: #15, Def Rk: #69
DisraeliEers 23
Dropbackandpunt 23
grjohnst 23
JustinMSU21 23
OKgolfer 23
r0sco 23
RollWarTideEagle 23
texas2089 23
TheZachster 23
thomasosu 23
UNC_Samurai 23
Acm0028 24
ALStark69 24 -10; their resume is still strong but man they got whooped

New to poll: 17 Missouri 25 Northwestern
CambodianDrywall 24
chillmagic420 24
CRedds19 24
e8odie 24
jjjoebox 24
TheNSAAgent777 24
TheReformedBadger 24
thescottula 24
blahblehblahwhoru 25
diehardcubforever 25
grey_pilgrim_ 25
ruwisc 25
samspopguy 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Reason
CallMeTheKing 3
1Subject 4
ianmcmoney 4
Rhizical 4
LegionMammal978 6 (+8) GS .941, TS 49.
Rishik01 8
bolts_win_again 9
HereComesNightTime 9
MajikSix 10
SomerandomIDFBfan 10
bruhstevenson 11
chief_sitass 11
Crelc3 11
Dawg-Bite 11
GenuineBoss 11
Hastronaut 11
HHunko13 11
LightningDusty 11 ↑2
m3owzika 11
n8TLfan 11
OG_Felwinter 11 Results from earlier in the season make me feel obligated to put Miss State > Mizzou > Florida > Ole Miss > LSU, despite feeling like Ole Miss and LSU are better than Miss State and Mizzou. It will all work itself out, so I’m just sending it with this ranking.
tbraptors 11 The fact Mississippi St rose 4 places after a crushing defeat against Alabama kills me, but their win against Missouri looks much better, and they benefit from the SEC reshuffling it caused
adi_red 12
ArlyntheAwesome 12 Yes, they gained a lot of spots after taking a BAD beating from Bama. The win over Missouri magically becoming a really quality win alongside trying to sort out the rest of the SEC makes this necessary. Combine their resume with how fun they are to watch I can deal with them being this high for now, I have faith they can maintain this.
geordieColt88 12
mr_longfellow_deeds 12
solarsnail6 12
The_Stratman 12
Yelich04 12 v2
Applesaucemannus 13
Blazemaster77 13
HookEm25 13
jibberishdhyukl 13
maxwell6233 13
buccaneerboy22 14
Educational-River460 14
Esb5415 14
LegendParkour 14
Minnesnowtaaa 14
owl-bears 14
SonOfGarry 14
thatoneguyD13 14 Tier 4. Tough loss but other good wins keeping them up here
69nicer 15
divey043 15
DownshiftGD 15
drewscottt 15 -11
g_trechel 15
JackWK_Gaming 15
Key_Solution_4076 15
requiemsux 15
WRSpill 15 (13)
alexjcode_com 16 795
bendyburner 16
bigred91224 16
Character_Orchid4698 16
DillyDillySzn 16
Effective-Lead-6657 16
Flaky_Bit6733 16
irishspring4521 16
jis024 16
Protoco2 16
ResearchFlaky5912 16 No movement after getting stomped on since their win over Missouri looks phenomenal now.
_Junk_Rat_ 17
_THE__BOULDER_ 17 An absolute beatdown by one of the top teams in the country. Although Kamario Taylor threw 2INTs, Alabama also might just be really good this year so I wouldn't say there's too much to be ashamed of. The Bulldogs have a bye this weekend but I look forward to seeing how the regroup and play in Baton Rouge in two weeks.
beckett929 17
DesignerClub1887 17
FoodCourtDruid 17
FrontRunner51 17 (-1)
Klightgrove 17
leadbymight 17
logace444444444 17
Menktenk 17
newSomberMan 17
NoOutdoorSoup 17
Select-Edge-3262 17 -1
shouldajustsaid_yeah 17
spaceblev11 17
666PeaceKeepaGirl 18
AoA_nB1 18 Did we just overreact to a couple of good games from Kamario?
BoilerUp28 18
BoNnnnfhir 18
gonshpreds1 18
loneSTAR_06 18
Lucaball3r 18
NebraskaPlainsman 18
Nervous_Metal_9445 18
NNul 18
Repulsive_Rub6443 18
S3G 18
Small_Company_5697 18
SportsCat4 18
ted1995 18
TheCryptPartDeux 18
thehornedlamb 18
a_proud_ohioan 19
bocnj 19
dee3Poh 19 .220
KevinDoesSports 19
Kirkwood641 19
LookAtMaxwell 19
meta_irl 19
MotherQuocer 19
MWiatrak2077 19
ninjatown23 19 And just like that, Kamaria Taylor’s Heisman chances disappear. A bad home loss to Alabama moves them down in the rankings.
Pyroblockx 19
quantum_jedi 19 (49.62, -7) Welp, that was a bit of a soul crushing loss. The Bulldogs just couldn't get out of their own way against Alabama and committed four turnovers. It doesn't get any easier for State with a huge road trip to LSU after a much needed BYE week next.
SaguaroCactus19 19
Scottyfer 19
538allspelledout 20
FindGreatness23 20
gohncell 20
Isthmus11 20 4-1, lost in pretty crushing fashion to Bama. I still think this team can spin it on offense but with that many turnovers the defense just clearly did not stand a chance against a team as good as Bama. Could still do some damage this year, but they might not beat a top SEC team besides maybe Ole Miss
jmdinbtr 20
jwrtf 20
manbeqrpig 20
PatMcDangles99 20
saquad69 20
Status-Office7664 20
tdaten 20
Tortillero96 20 -1
L (4-1) H -33 vs Alabama (9)
W (4-0) H +7 vs Missouri (23)
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GrimmacingGrinny 21
jackmc04 21 (-8)
KansasChaser2021 21
Nath0leon 21
pongislame 21 4-1 (vs. Alabama)
Pure-Shirt-5831 21
S2OP 21 (-6)
WBLwiffleball 21
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 22
dstrainr 22
fm22fnam 22 +UNR
isrealball 22
jtsmd2 22
Ok_Significance_3803 22
TyRoland06 22
DarthGlazer 23 magic run's over. played somebody real.
idnttcrisis 23
iHasMagyk 23
llamawhittlings 23 SP+: 27, SP+ Resume: 24
Mission_Pay_3373 23
rt13wx 23
Sflabuckeye13 23
Signal_Tip_7428 23
70277027 24
grahamca 24 T17ᵗʰ W/L, T26ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 27ᵗʰ Team Strength, 27ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
JJones927 24
myworld3 24
National-Sundae9427 24
Star_Wars_Sith 24
kevinsdomain 25
Kyrosiv 25
mathwrath55 25 Only moved down two spots despite getting blown out, both because the model thinks Bama really is that good and because Mizzou taking a huge jump up buoyed MSU along with them
Ok_Boysenberry716 25
Piptit 25
RJTrey 25
Salmon-Dude 25
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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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