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Mississippi State

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Program Rating

1.34 Rating
#26 National Rank
2026-2027 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.

Core Rotation by Season

Season PG SG SF PF C B1 B2 B3
2026-2027
Reese Beaty
27.5 MPG
Tootie Lockett
21.8 MPG
Macie Phifer
19.5 MPG
Madison Francis
24.2 MPG
Favour Nwaedozi
22.5 MPG
Cali Smallwood
18.5 MPG
Melissa Guillet
16.0 MPG
Aryss Macktoon
14.2 MPG

Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2026-2027 to 2026-2027.

Season History

Show All Seasons
Season Coach Record Win % PPG DPPG Margin Elo Pyth Adj PPG Adj Opp PPG
2026-2027 Sam Purcell Incomplete game history
4 results found 		- - - - 1360 (#32) 91.7% (#30) 72.6 (#22) 51.0 (#22)
2025-2026 Sam Purcell 18-13
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		58.1% 74.8 67.1 +7.7 1211 (#69) 96.1% (#39) 76.7 (#39) 58.8 (#39)
2024-2025 Sam Purcell 22-12
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		64.7% 75.0 64.1 +10.9 1313 (#42) 98.2% (#29) 77.7 (#30) 55.8 (#30)
2023-2024 Sam Purcell 23-12
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		65.7% 75.6 65.8 +9.8 1226 (#67) 96.8% (#37) 77.7 (#39) 59.4 (#39)
2022-2023 Sam Purcell 22-11
ESPN results + coach season records 		66.7% 71.1 59.0 +12.1 1279 (#42) 98.0% (#30) 73.4 (#28) 52.6 (#28)
2021-2022 Doug Novak 15-14
ESPN results + coach season records 		51.7% 71.1 68.0 +3.1 1050 (#113) 91.2% (#57) 72.8 (#63) 60.7 (#63)
2020-2021 Nikki McCray 10-9
ESPN results + coach season records 		52.6% 72.4 67.6 +4.8 1275 (#47) 92.0% (#46) 75.0 (#42) 60.7 (#42)
2019-2020 Vic Schaefer 27-6
ESPN results + coach season records 		81.8% 79.2 60.6 +18.6 1559 (#6) 99.2% (#7) 81.7 (#6) 54.5 (#6)
2018-2019 Vic Schaefer 33-3
ESPN results + coach season records 		91.7% 86.2 58.2 +28.0 1712 (#5) 99.8% (#3) 88.5 (#3) 52.0 (#3)
2017-2018 Vic Schaefer 37-2
ESPN results + coach season records 		94.9% 81.1 56.4 +24.7 1763 (#3) 99.8% (#3) 84.1 (#3) 49.5 (#3)
2016-2017 Vic Schaefer 34-5
ESPN results + coach season records 		87.2% 75.9 57.6 +18.3 1705 (#3) 99.7% (#4) 80.1 (#4) 48.3 (#4)
2015-2016 Vic Schaefer 28-8
ESPN results + coach season records 		77.8% 69.2 55.9 +13.3 1520 (#10) 98.1% (#20) 72.4 (#18) 51.7 (#18)
2014-2015 Vic Schaefer 27-7
ESPN results + coach season records 		79.4% 73.1 57.5 +15.6 1405 (#26) 97.8% (#14) 74.2 (#17) 54.5 (#17)
2013-2014 Vic Schaefer 22-14
ESPN results + coach season records 		61.1% 70.9 63.3 +7.6 1251 (#51) 90.8% (#52) 72.1 (#52) 59.5 (#52)
2012-2013 Vic Schaefer 13-17
coach season records 		43.3% - - - 1086 (#110) 46.5% (#163) 53.1 (#181) 55.2 (#181)
2011-2012 Sharon Fanning 14-16
ESPN results + coach season records 		46.7% 56.8 60.5 -3.7 1093 (#116) 69.4% (#105) 58.8 (#114) 55.6 (#114)
2010-2011 Sharon Fanning 13-17
ESPN results + coach season records 		43.3% 58.2 59.3 -1.1 1122 (#97) 72.9% (#111) 58.6 (#109) 53.5 (#109)
2009-2010 Sharon Fanning 21-13
ESPN results + coach season records 		61.8% 70.7 60.8 +9.9 1238 (#35) 96.9% (#22) 71.9 (#20) 52.9 (#20)
2008-2009 Sharon Fanning 23-10
ESPN results + coach season records 		69.7% 68.0 55.4 +12.6 1368 (#32) 96.8% (#28) 68.2 (#29) 50.5 (#29)
2007-2008 Sharon Fanning 16-15
ESPN results + coach season records 		51.6% 66.2 62.1 +4.1 1108 (#111) 82.1% (#78) 65.9 (#74) 57.1 (#74)
2006-2007 Sharon Fanning 18-14
ESPN results + coach season records 		56.2% 67.8 65.9 +1.9 1120 (#104) 81.2% (#78) 67.9 (#81) 60.8 (#81)
2005-2006 Sharon Fanning 6-22
ESPN results + coach season records 		21.4% 56.8 66.9 -10.1 856 (#241) 45.6% (#161) 58.9 (#158) 59.8 (#158)
2004-2005 Sharon Fanning 17-12
ESPN results + coach season records 		58.6% 67.3 62.6 +4.7 1081 (#108) 90.7% (#59) 67.3 (#61) 56.3 (#61)
2003-2004 Sharon Fanning 14-15
coach season records 		48.3% - - - - - - -
2002-2003 Sharon Fanning 24-8
coach season records 		75.0% - - - - - - -
2001-2002 Sharon Fanning 19-12
coach season records 		61.3% - - - - - - -
2000-2001 Sharon Fanning 17-14
coach season records 		54.8% - - - - - - -
1999-2000 Sharon Fanning 24-8
coach season records 		75.0% - - - - - - -
1998-1999 Sharon Fanning 17-11
coach season records 		60.7% - - - - - - -
1997-1998 Sharon Fanning 14-15
coach season records 		48.3% - - - - - - -
1996-1997 Sharon Fanning 11-16
coach season records 		40.7% - - - - - - -
1995-1996 Sharon Fanning 13-14
coach season records 		48.1% - - - - - - -
1994-1995 Jerry Henderson 9-18
coach season records 		33.3% - - - - - - -
1993-1994 Jerry Henderson 8-18
coach season records 		30.8% - - - - - - -
1992-1993 Jerry Henderson 14-13
coach season records 		51.9% - - - - - - -
1991-1992 Jerry Henderson 15-13
coach season records 		53.6% - - - - - - -
1990-1991 Jerry Henderson 7-20
coach season records 		25.9% - - - - - - -
1989-1990 Jerry Henderson 9-19
coach season records 		32.1% - - - - - - -
1988-1989 Brenda Paul 12-16
coach season records 		42.9% - - - - - - -
1987-1988 Brenda Paul 19-13
coach season records 		59.4% - - - - - - -
1986-1987 Brenda Paul 13-17
coach season records 		43.3% - - - - - - -
1985-1986 Brenda Paul 8-20
coach season records 		28.6% - - - - - - -
1984-1985 Eddie Vaughn 8-19
coach season records 		29.6% - - - - - - -

NCAA Tournament (1994-present)

Season Round Team Opponent Result Score OT Date
2024-2025 2nd Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Southern California L 59-96 - 2025-03-24
2024-2025 1st Round (-) Mississippi State (-) California W 59-46 - 2025-03-22
2022-2023 Sweet 16 (-) Mississippi State (-) Notre Dame L 48-53 - 2023-03-19
2022-2023 2nd Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Creighton W 81-66 - 2023-03-17
2022-2023 1st Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Illinois W 70-56 - 2023-03-15
2018-2019 Elite 8 (-) Mississippi State (-) Oregon L 84-88 - 2019-03-31
2018-2019 Sweet 16 (-) Mississippi State (-) Arizona State W 76-53 - 2019-03-29
2018-2019 2nd Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Clemson W 85-61 - 2019-03-24
2018-2019 1st Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Southern W 103-46 - 2019-03-22
2017-2018 Championship (-) Mississippi State (-) Notre Dame L 58-61 - 2018-04-01
2017-2018 Final Four (-) Mississippi State (-) Louisville W 73-63 OT 2018-03-30
2017-2018 Elite 8 (-) Mississippi State (-) UCLA W 89-73 - 2018-03-25
2017-2018 Sweet 16 (-) Mississippi State (-) NC State W 71-57 - 2018-03-23
2017-2018 2nd Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Oklahoma State W 71-56 - 2018-03-19
2017-2018 1st Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Nicholls State W 95-50 - 2018-03-17
2016-2017 Championship (-) Mississippi State (-) South Carolina L 55-67 - 2017-04-02
2016-2017 Final Four (-) Mississippi State (-) Connecticut W 66-64 OT 2017-03-31
2016-2017 Elite 8 (-) Mississippi State (-) Baylor W 94-85 OT 2017-03-26
2016-2017 Sweet 16 (-) Mississippi State (-) Washington W 75-64 - 2017-03-24
2016-2017 2nd Round (-) Mississippi State (-) DePaul W 92-71 - 2017-03-19
2016-2017 1st Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Troy W 110-69 - 2017-03-17
2015-2016 Sweet 16 (-) Mississippi State (-) Connecticut L 38-98 - 2016-03-26
2015-2016 2nd Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Michigan State W 74-72 - 2016-03-20
2015-2016 1st Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Chattanooga W 60-50 - 2016-03-18
2014-2015 2nd Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Duke L 56-64 - 2015-03-22
2014-2015 1st Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Tulane W 57-47 - 2015-03-20
2009-2010 Sweet 16 (-) Mississippi State (-) Florida State L 71-74 - 2010-03-28
2009-2010 2nd Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Ohio State W 87-67 - 2010-03-23
2009-2010 1st Round (-) Mississippi State (-) Middle Tennessee W 68-64 - 2010-03-21