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Mississippi State

Next: vs OklahomaOct 24

Rank

35th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+9.8

90% range 2.0 to 17.6

Offense

33.6

20th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.8

52nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–2

6.9–5.1 projected over the regular season

Playoff

1%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 5 · 7:30 PM ET vs UL Monroe W 62–13
Rating change+3.2
Wk 2Sep 12 · 3:30 PM ET at Minnesota W 38–13
Rating change+3.7
Wk 3Sep 19 · 4:15 PM ET at South Carolina W 41–34
Rating change+1.1
Wk 4Sep 26 · 7:45 PM ET vs Missouri W 31–24
Rating change−0.2
Wk 5Oct 3 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#6 Alabama L 23–56
Rating change−1.9
Wk 7Oct 17 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#6 LSU L 0–31
Rating change−2.7
Wk 8Oct 24 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#19 Oklahoma Win 42%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 7:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#9 Texas Est. 16%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD vs Vanderbilt Est. 71%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD vs Auburn Est. 50%
Wk 12Nov 21 · 1:00 PM ET vs Tennessee Tech Est. 98%
Wk 13Nov 27 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#7 Ole Miss Est. 16%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
6.9–5.1
Conference record
3.9–5.1
Make the playoff
1%
First-round bye
<1%
Conference title game
<1%
Win the conference
<1%
Reach the quarterfinal
<1%
Reach the semifinal
<1%
Reach the final
<1%
Win it all
0%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025SEC56 of 1364.131.727.75–8—
2024SEC75 of 134−1.527.428.92–10—
2023SEC64 of 1330.023.923.85–7—
2022SEC13 of 13116.034.718.79–4—
2021SEC28 of 1308.631.322.77–6—
2020SEC35 of 1276.530.223.74–7—
2019SEC46 of 1304.429.224.86–7—
2018SEC7 of 13020.334.013.68–5—
2017SEC12 of 13016.735.919.29–4—
2016SEC47 of 1284.735.130.56–7—
2015SEC10 of 12816.139.923.89–4—

Profile

MSST offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com