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MSU RELEASE Bulldogs Remain in Top 25 Polls, Face Third Straight Top 15 Opponent

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STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi State football remained in the Top 25 polls this week, ranking No. 24 in both the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls released on Sunday.

The Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1 SEC) face their third straight Top 15 opponent next Saturday at No. 13/15 Auburn, who beat Missouri 51-14, to open league play. It will be the first time since 2014 that both State and the Tigers (3-1, 1-0) are ranked at the time of the meeting. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. CT on ESPN.

MSU, who fell 31-1 at No. 11 Georgia, is the only team in the nation to face three straight Top 15 teams to date. It’s just the fourth time in program history and the first since Nov. 2-9, 2013 at No. 14 South Carolina and at No. 11 Texas A&M that the Bulldogs will face Top 15 opponents in consecutive weeks on the road.

In the Dan Mullen era, the Bulldogs have now been ranked for 43 weeks and back-to-back weeks for the first time since the final two weeks of the 2015 regular season.

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Associated Press Top 25
Rank. Team, Points, Record

1. Alabama (52), 1,515, 4-0
2. Clemson (8), 1,458, 4-0
3. Oklahoma (1), 1,397, 4-0
4. Penn State, 1,304, 4-0
5. USC, 1,247, 4-0
6. Washington, 1,188, 4-0
7. Georgia, 1,136, 4-0
8. Michigan, 1,088, 4-0
9. TCU, 1,028, 4-0
10. Wisconsin, 1,023, 3-0
11. Ohio State, 1,016, 3-1
12. Virginia Tech, 828, 4-0
13. Auburn, 701, 3-1
14. Miami (Fla.), 693, 2-0
15. Oklahoma State, 665, 3-1
16. Washington State, 551, 4-0
17. Louisville, 502, 3-1
18. South Florida, 406, 4-0
19. San Diego State, 365, 4-0
20. Utah, 356, 4-0
21. Florida, 342, 2-1
22. Notre Dame, 246, 3-1
23. West Virginia, 212, 3-1
24. Mississippi State, 148, 3-1
25. LSU, 92, 3-1


USA Today Amway Coaches Poll
Rank. Team, Points, Record

1. Alabama (59), 1570, 4-0
2. Clemson (4), 1499, 4-0
3. Oklahoma, 1443, 4-0
4. Penn State, 1328, 4-0
5. USC, 1306, 4-0
6. Washington, 1277, 4-0
7. Michigan, 1152, 4-0
8. Georgia, 1089, 4-0
9. Ohio State, 1066, 3-1
10. Wisconsin, 1029, 3-0
11. TCU, 985, 4-0
12. Virginia Tech, 877, 4-0
13. Miami, 727, 2-0
14. Oklahoma State, 687, 3-1
15. Auburn, 664, 3-1
16. Washington State, 574, 4-0
17. South Carolina, 522, 4-0
18. Louisville, 505, 3-1
19. Utah, 437, 4-0
20. Florida, 345, 2-1
21. San Diego State, 315, 4-0
22. LSU, 221, 3-1
23. West Virginia, 184, 3-1
24. Mississippi State, 132, 3-1
25. Florida State, 104, 0-2
 
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