All-time ranking

Top 25 games in the database

Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.

2014Week 12Away
L 20-25 vs. Alabama
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 1 Mississippi State · 5-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
72
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Alabama vs. Mississippi State (Regular Season Full Game)
2014Week 7Home
W 38-23 vs. Auburn
No. 3 Mississippi State vs. No. 2 Auburn · 15-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
67
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Mississippi State vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)
1981Week 9Away
L 10-13 vs. Alabama
No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 7 Mississippi State · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
64
Game score
1958Week 10Home
L 6-7 vs. LSU
No. 18 Mississippi State vs. No. 1 LSU · 1-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
62
Game score
1940PostseasonNeutral site
W 14-7 vs. Georgetown
No. 11 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 Georgetown · 7-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
60
Game score
1957Week 9Away
L 7-15 vs. Auburn
No. 3 Auburn vs. No. 12 Mississippi State · 8-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
59
Game score
1980Week 10Home
W 6-3 vs. Alabama
No. 19 Mississippi State vs. No. 6 Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
59
Game score
2017Week 11Home
L 24-31 vs. Alabama
No. 18 Mississippi State vs. No. 1 Alabama · 7-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
56
Game score
1992Week 12Home
L 21-30 vs. Alabama
No. 16 Mississippi State vs. No. 2 Alabama · 9-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 21/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
55
Game score
1981Week 7Home
W 14-10 vs. Miami
No. 16 Mississippi State vs. No. 13 Miami · 4-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
54
Game score
1977Week 4Home
L 22-24 vs. Florida
No. 18 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 Florida · 2-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
53
Game score
2014Week 10Home
W 17-10 vs. Arkansas
No. 1 Mississippi State vs. Unranked Arkansas · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
53
Game score
2014Week 6Home
W 48-31 vs. Texas A&M
No. 12 Mississippi State vs. No. 6 Texas A&M · 17-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
52
Game score
1994Week 12Home
L 25-29 vs. Alabama
No. 20 Mississippi State vs. No. 6 Alabama · 4-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
52
Game score
1982Week 11Home
W 27-24 vs. LSU
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 6 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
52
Game score
1999Week 11Home
W 23-22 vs. Kentucky
No. 8 Mississippi State vs. Unranked Kentucky · 1-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
52
Game score
1996Week 13Home
W 17-16 vs. Alabama
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 8 Alabama · 1-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
52
Game score
1999Week 12Away
L 7-19 vs. Alabama
No. 11 Alabama vs. No. 8 Mississippi State · 12-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 18/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
1991Week 4Away
L 24-26 vs. Tennessee
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 23 Mississippi State · 2-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
1990Week 10Home
L 16-17 vs. Auburn
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 4 Auburn · 1-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
2010Week 12Home2OT
L 31-38 vs. Arkansas
No. 22 Mississippi State vs. No. 13 Arkansas · 7-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 11/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
2014PostseasonNeutral site
L 34-49 vs. Georgia Tech
No. 10 Georgia Tech vs. No. 8 Mississippi State · 15-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
49
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Georgia Tech vs. Mississippi State (Bowl Full Game)
1963Week 12Away
T 10-10 vs. Ole Miss
No. 7 Ole Miss vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 0-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
49
Game score
1963Week 9Home
W 13-10 vs. Auburn
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 9 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
49
Game score
2020Lockheed Martin Armed Forces BowlNeutral site
W 28-26 vs. Tulsa
No. 16 Mississippi State vs. No. 20 Tulsa · 2-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
49
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.

Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.

Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.

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