The Mississippi State Bulldogs snagged the No. 6 ranking in the latest Amway Coaches' Poll, the highest the team has been ranked since they held the No. 7 ranking in the October 26, 1981, AP Poll. The fact that the Bulldogs moved up the rankings did not come as a shock as the team has dominated back-to-back top-ten foes, and the several teams ranked ahead of the Bulldogs took a loss this week.
Among the top-five are SEC West foes Auburn and Ole Miss. Florida State holds the top spot, and Notre Dame just edged out the Bulldogs for the No. 5 spot.
Alabama and Georgia also hold top-ten spots in the poll, which means the SEC still holds one-half of the top-ten.
The team the Bulldogs knocked off Saturday, Texas A&M, fell to No. 14.
Interestingly enough, the last time the Bulldogs held their highest-ever ranking, they faced off against an SEC foe in the top-ten from Alabama. That game turned out to be a 13-10 loss to No. 8 Alabama. This week, the Bulldogs face a similar task with No. 2 Auburn coming to town.
Here is a look at the complete poll, which went up into flames with all of the losses by ranked teams this week.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Florida State |
| 2 | Auburn |
| 3 | Baylor |
| 4 | Ole Miss |
| 5 | Notre Dame |
| 6 | Mississippi State |
| 7 | Alabama |
| 8 | Michigan State |
| 9 | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Georgia |
| 11 | Oregon |
| 12 | TCU |
| 13 | Arizona |
| 14 | Texas A&M |
| 15 | Ohio State |
| 16 | Kansas State |
| 17 | UCLA |
| 18 | Oklahoma State |
| 19 | East Carolina |
| 20 | Arizona State |
| 21 | Nebraska |
| 22 | Stanford |
| 23 | Georgia Tech |
| 24 | Missouri |
| 25 | Clemson |