StatSeed is StatSheet's postseason projections for all of Division I, including the NCAA Tournament, National Invitation Tournament (NIT), College Basketball Invitational (CBI), and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Read more about how StatSeed is calculated.
StatSheet is projecting Mississippi State to make the NCAA Tournament as a six seed. The Bulldogs are the #20 team in the AP Poll and sit at #28 in the StatSheet StatRank with a 19-5 overall record and a 6-3 record in the SEC.
During the last four games, Mississippi State was steady with wins against Ole Miss, Auburn, and LSU but also suffered a loss to AP #8 Florida.
Mississippi State is average against top competition, with a 6-5 record against the RPI Top 100 that includes a 3-3 record against the RPI Top 50 but an 0-2 record against AP ranked teams. The Bulldogs boast three quality wins including RPI #25 Vanderbilt, RPI #29 Alabama, and RPI #34 West Virginia with no bad losses to speak of.
The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Purdue (15-9, 5-6 Big Ten, StatRank #57), Brigham Young (20-6, 8-3 West Coast, StatRank #42), Arkansas (16-8, 4-5 SEC, StatRank #65), and Texas (15-9, 5-6 Big 12, StatRank #55).
The first four teams out are Colorado (16-8, 8-4 Pac 12, StatRank #71), Minnesota (17-8, 5-7 Big Ten, StatRank #69), Ole Miss (14-9, 4-5 SEC, StatRank #68), and Oregon (17-7, 8-4 Pac 12, StatRank #70).
The next four out are Arizona (17-8, 8-4 Pac 12, StatRank #64), Pittsburgh (15-10, 4-8 Big East, StatRank #67), St. Joseph's (PA) (15-10, 5-5 A-10, StatRank #48), and Xavier (16-8, 7-3 A-10, StatRank #61).
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