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MSU RELEASE MSU Catapults into Top 20 Following Dominant Victory Over LSU

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MSU Catapults into Top 20 Following Dominant Victory Over LSU

STARKVILLE, Miss. –
Following the largest victory in the 111-year series history with LSU, Mississippi State football jumped into the Top 20 of the national polls on Sunday. The Bulldogs are No. 17 in the Associated Press poll and No. 19 in the Amway USA Today Coaches Top 25.

It’s the first time MSU (3-0) has been ranked since Nov. 22, 2015, and it’s the program’s highest ranking since finishing the historic 2014 campaign Nos. 11 and 12, respectively in the Associated Press and Coaches polls.

MSU made a similar jump in 2014, going from unranked to No. 12 following a win at LSU to open league play. Nearly three years to the date, the Bulldogs did it again, scoring on seven consecutive drives to beat No. 11 LSU 37-7 in a raucous Davis Wade Stadium. It was the second-largest margin of victory over a ranked team for in school history.

In the Dan Mullen era, the Bulldogs have now been ranked for 42 weeks. Mullen (64-42) also stands just one victory shy of tying College Football Hall of Famer Allyn McKeen for second in MSU all-time wins. McKeen was 65-19-3 from 1939-48.

Heading into Week 4, the Bulldogs are the only team in the nation to boast a Top 10 scoring offense and defense. Todd Grantham’s defensive group ranks fourth in the nation in total defense (206.0 ypg) and sixth in scoring defense (9.3 ppg). Offensively, MSU is averaging 47.7 points per game, which is ninth nationally.

A Top 20 matchup is on tap in Athens as the No. 17/19 Bulldogs take on No. 11/12 Georgia at 6 p.m. CT Saturday in Sanford Stadium. The contest will be televised live on ESPN.

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Associated Press Top 25
Rank. Team, Record, Points

1. Alabama (45), 3-0, 1504
2. Clemson(15), 3-0, 1446
3. Oklahoma(1), 3-0, 1432
4. Penn State, 3-0, 1306
5. USC, 3-0, 1241
6. Oklahoma State, 3-0, 1154
7. Washington, 3-0, 1141
8. Michigan, 3-0 , 1081
9. Wisconsin, 3-0, 1031
10. Ohio State, 2-1, 1015
11. Georgia, 3-0, 940
12. Florida State, 0-1, 922
13. Virginia Tech, 3-0, 730
14. Miami, 1-0, 606
15. Auburn, 2-1, 596
16. TCU, 3-0, 553
17. Mississippi State, 3-0, 532
18. Washington State, 3-0, 419
19. Louisville, 2-1, 356
20. Florida, 1-1, 308
21. South Florida, 3-0, 272
22. San Diego State, 3-0, 201
23. Utah, 3-0, 194
24. Oregon, 3-0, 158
25. LSU, 2-1, 153


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

1. Alabama (59), 3-0, 1618
2. Clemson (6), 3-0, 1535
3. Oklahoma, 3-0, 1505
4. Penn State, 3-0, 1364
5. USC, 3-0, 1348
6. Washington, 3-0, 1277
7. Oklahoma State, 3-0, 1219
8. Michigan, 3-0, 1171
9. Ohio State, 2-1, 1052
10. Wisconsin, 3-0, 1032
11. Florida State , 0-1, 985
12. Georgia, 3-0, 978
13. Virginia Tech, 3-0, 775
14. Miami, 1-0, 659
15. TCU, 3-0, 602
16. Auburn, 2-1, 555
17. South Florida, 3-0, 446
18. Washington State, 3-0, 441
19. Mississippi State, 3-0, 412
20. Louisville, 2-1, 382
21. Utah, 3-0, 324
22. Florida, 1-1, 312
23. LSU, 2-1, 243
24. Oregon, 3-0, 208
25. San Diego State, 3-0, 401
 
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