Mississippi St. passes FSU as No. 1 in both polls
Dak Prescott and the Bulldogs find themselves atop the polls. (USATSI)Mississippi State is the best college football team in the country.
That’s what the voters of the AP and coaches polls say, anyway. Voters were impressed enough by the Bulldogs’ 38-23 over Auburn on Saturday that they voted them into first place over Florida State, who had a relatively easy time with Syracuse. What’s strange, though, is that Florida State actually received more first-place votes (31-26 than the Bulldogs), and odds are this is due to some voters putting Ole Miss ahead of the Seminoles as well. Mississippi State received 45 first-place votes in the AP poll.
It’s hard to blame voters for feeling that way, as Mississippi State now has wins over LSU, Texas A&M and Auburn on its resume, while Ole Miss has beaten Alabama and A&M as well.
Here’s the AP poll, see complete details here:
1. Mississippi State (45 first place votes)
2. Florida State (12)
3. Ole Miss (3)
4. Baylor
5. Notre Dame
6. Auburn
7. Alabama
8. Michigan State
9. Oregon
10. Georgia
11. Oklahoma
12. TCU
13. Ohio State
14. Kansas State
15. Oklahoma State
16. Arizona
17. Arizona State
18. East Carolina
19. Nebraska
20. Utah
21. Texas A&M
22. USC
23. Stanford
24. Clemson
25. Marshall
Here’s the entire coaches poll. See complete details here.
1. Mississippi State (26 first place votes)
2. Florida State (31)
3. Ole Miss (5)
4. Baylor
5. Notre Dame
6. Michigan State
7. Alabama
8. Auburn
9. Oregon
10. Georgia
11. Oklahoma
12. TCU
13. Ohio State
14. Kansas State
15. Oklahoma State
16. East Carolina
17. Arizona
18. Arizona State
19. Nebraska
20. Stanford
21. Texas A&M
22. Clemson
23. Utah
24. Marshall
25. USC
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