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Mississippi State

Best finish

No. 1

Seasons ranked

23 / 27

Best finish

No. 1 (2014-2015)

Sports

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Polls

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Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport

Season-final ranking by sport · 2001-2002 – 2026-2027

FootballMen's BasketballWomen's Basketball

Each point is Mississippi State's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.

A year is lit when Mississippi State was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.

2020s7 ranked

2026 Best · No. 16 FB 2025 Best · No. 23 Women's 2024 Best · No. 13 Men's 2023 Best · No. 21 Men'sWomen's 2022 Best · No. 15 FBMen's 2021 Best · No. 17 FB 2020 Best · No. 6 FBWomen's

2010s9 ranked

2019 Best · No. 5 FBWomen's 2018 Best · No. 4 FBMen'sWomen's 2017 Best · No. 2 FBWomen's 2016 Best · No. 2 Women's 2015 Best · No. 6 FBWomen's 2014 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's

2013Unranked

2012 Best · No. 12 FB 2011 Best · No. 14 FBMen's 2010 Best · No. 15 FB

2000s7 ranked

2009 Best · No. 18 Men'sWomen's

2008Unranked

2007 Best · No. 25 Men's

2006Unranked

2005Unranked

2004 Best · No. 11 Men's 2003 Best · No. 4 Men's 2002 Best · No. 7 Men'sWomen's 2001 Best · No. 16 FBMen'sWomen's 2000 Best · No. 13 FBWomen's

Recent Season

Media Top 25 · 2026-2027

Ranking by week

Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →