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After being on the wrong side of a throttling at the hands of Alabama Saturday night, Mississippi State managed to stay in the top-25 of the Coaches Poll, which was released Sunday.
Other SEC team include No. 3 Alabama, No. 8 Florida, No. 17 LSU, and T-25 Ole Miss.
Last year, Mississippi State and Ole Miss tied for third in the poll following the Rebels victory over the Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs win over Texas A&M. That was a much cooler tie.
| Coaches | |
| 1 | Clemson (28) |
| 2 | Ohio State (32) |
| 3 | Alabama (4) |
| 4 | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Notre Dame |
| 6 | Iowa |
| 7 | Oklahoma |
| 8 | Florida |
| 9 | Michigan State |
| 10 | Baylor |
| 11 | TCU |
| 12 | North Carolina |
| 13 | Michigan |
| 14 | Houston |
| 15 | Stanford |
| 16 | Florida State |
| 17 | LSU |
| 18 | Utah |
| 19 | Navy |
| 20 | Wisconsin |
| 21 | Northwestern |
| 22 | Oregon |
| 23 | Washington State |
| 24 | USC |
| 25 | Mississippi State (T-25) |
| 25 | Ole Miss (T-25) |