SEC basketball way-too-early power rankings for 2024-25: Where do Horns stand?
By Sam Fariss
Mississippi State shocked fans in the 2024 NCAA Tournament while taking down opponent after opponent as a major underdog.
The Bulldogs retained almost their entire starting lineup and have a great chance to be even better this season, not to mention picking up a few players from the portal.
Despite the returners, the Bulldogs have a lot of improvements to keep working at but they are trending in the right direction.
If Mississippi State can reflect the consistency and strengths that it showed in the postseason, the Bulldogs have a good chance of moving themselves up this list.