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Mississippi State

2026 Season Performance

#5
Rank
4-1
Record
110.0
Points
0.914
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #19 Missouri 31-24
Worst L vs #2 Alabama 23-56

Record Splits

Home 2-1
Away 2-0
Conference 2-1
Non-Conf 2-0
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#32.7
avg opponent rank
#7
toughest left
90.19
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
@
#28 LSU
4-2
+17.78
8
10-24
vs
#20 Oklahoma
3-2
+12.24
9
10-31
@
#7 Texas
4-1
+19.28
10
11-07
vs
#80 Vanderbilt
3-3
+9.38
11
11-14
vs
#46 Auburn
3-2
+11.0
12
11-21
vs
Tennessee Tech
Non-FBS
+1.8
13
11-27
@
#15 Ole Miss
4-1
+18.71

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#1
#18
#35
#52
#68
Pre
#58
W3
#1
W6
#5
W9
#5
W12
#4
W15
#4

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs #132 UL Monroe
62-13
+9.7
+9.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-6.0 3.0
Margin Scaling
+3.8 6.8
Against the Spread (-28.5, +20.5)
+3.0 9.8
Total 9.8 pts
+0.1
2
09/12
W
#25 @ #68 Minnesota
38-13
+53.9
+39.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+11.5 25.0
Margin Scaling
+5.9 30.9
Recency Weighting
+5.6 36.5
Against the Spread (-0.25, +24.75)
+3.0 39.5
Total 39.5 pts
-14.4
3
09/19
W
#3 @ #41 South Carolina
41-34
+21.0
+44.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+20.2 33.7
Margin Scaling
+2.1 35.8
Recency Weighting
+6.5 42.2
Against the Spread (+3, +10)
+2.5 44.7
Total 44.7 pts
+23.8
4
09/26
W
#1 vs #19 Missouri
31-24
+35.2
+43.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+22.2 31.2
Margin Scaling
+2.2 33.4
Quality Win Bonuses
+3.0 36.4
Recency Weighting
+6.5 42.9
Against the Spread (-3.5, +3.5)
+0.9 43.8
Total 43.8 pts
+8.6
5
10/03
L
#3 vs #2 Alabama
23-56
-9.8
-11.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.8 -3.4
Margin Scaling
-3.7 -7.2
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.5
Against the Spread (+5.5, -27.5)
-3.0 -11.5
Total -11.5 pts
-1.7
Total
4-1 Record
110.0
126.3
+16.3

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
61-62
Record
50%
Win Rate
#45
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.888
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#50
2017
#13
2018
#19
2019
#47
2020
#39
2021
#18
2022
#15
2023
#86
2024
#120
2025
#79
2026
#4

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 SEC 4-1 (80%) #4 #1 126.1 0.944 -
2025 SEC 5-7 (42%) #79 #8 11.6 0.848 -
2024 SEC 2-10 (17%) #120 #78 -58.7 0.930 -
2023 SEC 5-7 (42%) #86 #32 -0.2 0.804 -
2022 SEC 8-4 (67%) #15 #5 141.4 0.879 -
2021 SEC 7-5 (58%) #18 #8 149.9 0.862 -
2020 SEC 3-7 (30%) #39 #10 43.8 1.054 -
2019 SEC 6-6 (50%) #47 #7 51.6 0.840 -
2018 SEC 8-4 (67%) #19 #5 132.5 0.832 -
2017 SEC 8-4 (67%) #13 #4 169.1 0.878 -
2016 SEC 5-7 (42%) #50 #15 60.5 0.893 -