STARKVILLE – A Top 25 showdown in Baton Rouge awaits next Saturday as Mississippi State football climbed two spots to No. 22 in the Associated Press poll released on Sunday.
The Bulldogs (4-2, 1-2 SEC) travel to take on LSU (6-1, 3-1), who leaped to No. 5 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and Coaches poll following its win against then-No. 2 Georgia. State is receiving votes and just outside the Top 25 of the Coaches poll.
Kickoff for the Bulldogs and Tigers is 6 p.m. CT Saturday live on ESPN, WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app. It can also be heard on the MSU Sports Radio Network, HailState.com/plus and via the Tune In app.
MSU is ranked for the 14th time in 15 weeks dating back to last season. The meeting with LSU is the latest the two teams have faced off in a season since Nov. 10, 2012.
Stout defense has been the Bulldogs’ strength in 2018. With an open date yesterday, MSU remained the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense, allowing only 12.7 points per game. Senior defensive end Montez Sweat is tied for the national lead with 7.5 sacks.
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.
Associated Press Top 25
1. Alabama (60)
2. Ohio State (1)
3. Clemson
4. Notre Dame
5. LSU
6. Michigan
7. Texas
8. Georgia
9. Oklahoma
10. UCF
11. Florida
12. Oregon
13. West Virginia
14. Kentucky
15. Washington
16. NC State
17. Texas A&M
18. Penn State
19. Iowa
20. Cincinnati
21. South Florida
22. Mississippi State
23. Wisconsin
24. Michigan State
25. Washington State
Amway Coaches Poll
1. Alabama (61)
2. Ohio State (1)
3. Clemson (2)
4. Notre Dame
5. LSU
6. Georgia
7. Michigan
8. Texas
9. UCF
10. Oklahoma
11. Oregon
12. Florida
13. West Virginia
14. Washington
15. NC State
16. Penn State
17. Kentucky
18. Texas A&M
19. Wisconsin
20. South Florida
21. Cincinnati
22. Iowa
23. Washington State
24. Stanford
25. Colorado
RV: Miami 124, Mississippi State 110, Michigan State 98, San Diego State 71, Duke 60, Appalachian State 55
The Bulldogs (4-2, 1-2 SEC) travel to take on LSU (6-1, 3-1), who leaped to No. 5 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and Coaches poll following its win against then-No. 2 Georgia. State is receiving votes and just outside the Top 25 of the Coaches poll.
Kickoff for the Bulldogs and Tigers is 6 p.m. CT Saturday live on ESPN, WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app. It can also be heard on the MSU Sports Radio Network, HailState.com/plus and via the Tune In app.
MSU is ranked for the 14th time in 15 weeks dating back to last season. The meeting with LSU is the latest the two teams have faced off in a season since Nov. 10, 2012.
Stout defense has been the Bulldogs’ strength in 2018. With an open date yesterday, MSU remained the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense, allowing only 12.7 points per game. Senior defensive end Montez Sweat is tied for the national lead with 7.5 sacks.
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.
Associated Press Top 25
1. Alabama (60)
2. Ohio State (1)
3. Clemson
4. Notre Dame
5. LSU
6. Michigan
7. Texas
8. Georgia
9. Oklahoma
10. UCF
11. Florida
12. Oregon
13. West Virginia
14. Kentucky
15. Washington
16. NC State
17. Texas A&M
18. Penn State
19. Iowa
20. Cincinnati
21. South Florida
22. Mississippi State
23. Wisconsin
24. Michigan State
25. Washington State
Amway Coaches Poll
1. Alabama (61)
2. Ohio State (1)
3. Clemson (2)
4. Notre Dame
5. LSU
6. Georgia
7. Michigan
8. Texas
9. UCF
10. Oklahoma
11. Oregon
12. Florida
13. West Virginia
14. Washington
15. NC State
16. Penn State
17. Kentucky
18. Texas A&M
19. Wisconsin
20. South Florida
21. Cincinnati
22. Iowa
23. Washington State
24. Stanford
25. Colorado
RV: Miami 124, Mississippi State 110, Michigan State 98, San Diego State 71, Duke 60, Appalachian State 55
