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Mississippi State basketball only played one game last week, edging Georgia 76-75 on Saturday.
The win wasn’t enough to move it in the rankings.
The Bulldogs (17-6, 5-5 SEC) stayed out of this week’s USA TODAY Coaches Poll, receiving 72 votes to put them as the first team out. It’s 16 fewer votes than last week. They had fallen out of the Coaches Poll last week for the first time since December after consecutive losses to Alabama and Missouri. The Bulldogs also stayed put in AP Poll at No. 22
The top four of the Coaches Poll consists of all SEC teams: No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Florida and No. 4 Tennessee.
MSU hosts Florida (20-3, 7-3) at Humphrey Coliseum on Tuesday (6 p.m., ESPN2) then plays at No. 23 Ole Miss (18-6, 7-4) on Saturday (5 p.m., ESPN2).
Here’s a full look at the polls.
USA TODAY Coaches Poll
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Tennessee
Duke
Houston
Purdue
St. John’s
Texas A&M
Iowa State
Michigan State
Texas Tech
Arizona
Memphis
Wisconsin
Marquette
Michigan
Kentucky
Clemson
Kansas
Creighton
Missouri
Ole Miss
UConn
Maryland
AP Top 25
Auburn
Alabama
Florida
Duke
Tennessee
Houston
Purdue
Texas A&M
St. John’s
Iowa State
Michigan State
Texas Tech
Arizona
Memphis
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Kansas
Marquette
Ole Miss
Michigan
Missoui
Mississippi State
Clemson
Creighton
Maryland
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Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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